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The History of Oceana County, Michigan
H. R. Page & Co., Chicago - 1882

         [p. 104]
         
           The present county poor farm is situated in Section 6 of Hart,
	 and was purchased in 1871, from JACOB SCHRUMPF. It contains 120
	 acres, and the size of the poor house is 24x26, 26x34, and 28x30,
	 all the buildings being two stories in height. This includes the
	 main building and two wings. There is also a detached building,
	 16x24, to confine refractory patients. The commissioners are CALEB
	 DAVIS, W. J. SPRIGG and C. McCLAVE. GEORGE BRADLY, overseer.
	 The farm is well supplied by water, raised by a windmill, and has
         two large barns and a granary.
         
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