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Tag Archives: Lake County Poor Farm

The history of the Lake County Poor Farm: 1847-1954

The Winchester House, soon to be moved to Mundelein, might today be the place you go to visit your grandparents, but did you know that the nursing home is the descendant of the Lake County Poor Farm? For almost a century, through scandals, economic depressions, and a number of name changes, the poor farm stood…

November 15, 2017 in The Past Is Present.

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