In 1883, three years before the present courthouse was built, the Parker County Commissioners Court bought a piece of land just south of Weatherford for use as a poor farm, a place for the county’s indigent citizens to live and work. The farm operated until the 1940′s when it was closed. Although the property’s size has slightly decreased, the land has remained in possession of the county for the past 122 years.
Today, the land holds great potential for development as a nature center and a historical park. Jim Webster, Precinct 4 Commissioner, is organizing the Poor Farm Advisory Group, with the purpose of putting together a master plan for the development of the poor farm to be presented to the Commissioners Court.
In 1883, three years before the present courthouse was built, the Parker County Commissioners Court bought a piece of land just south of Weatherford for use as a poor farm, a place for the county’s indigent citizens to live and work. The farm operated until the 1940′s when it was closed. Although the property’s size has slightly decreased, the land has remained in possession of the county for the past 122 years.
Today, the land holds great potential for development as a nature center and a historical park. Jim Webster, Precinct 4 Commissioner, is organizing the Poor Farm Advisory Group, with the purpose of putting together a master plan for the development of the poor farm to be presented to the Commissioners Court.