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==History==
 
==History==
  
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The first non-county run poor house in this area existed sometime prior to 1857 when individual townships in the area banded together to take care of the poor and insane in the area.  Much of the care was done contractually until the counties decided to take over and pay for the care of those in need through taxes levied by the county. Prior to 1880 Waukesha was one of the first counties in the state of Wisconsin to have an asylum and poor house run by the township.  As the burden of the cost of paying for the care for the poor and insane became excessive, the county taxation system stepped in and took over the running of the facility and all patients were moved from the prior facility to the new Insane asylum and poor farm.
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The first non-county run poor house in this area existed sometime prior to 1857 when individual counties in the area banded together to take care of the poor and insane in the area.  Much of the care was done contractually until the counties decided to take over and pay for the care of those in need through taxes levied by the county. Prior to 1880 Waukesha was one of the first counties in the state of Wisconsin to have an asylum and poor house run by the township.  As the burden of the cost of paying for the care for the poor and insane became excessive, the county taxation system stepped in and took over the running of the facility and all patients were moved from the prior facility to the new Insane asylum and poor farm.
  
 
The first paupers in the area recorded as being cared for by a separate individual were cared for by a Matthew Wright sometime prior to 1857.  In 1866 the Township took over the care of individuals with mental health issues and the poor with no means of support and contracted for their care with a Mr. McNaughton of Vernon, WI.  Eventually the care of the patients in his charge became too large a burden to be done in the existing facilities and it was decided that a new asylum and poor farm was needed.  Mr. McNaughton sold his farm and the buildings on it to the township and a brick and mortar asylum was built in 1874.   
 
The first paupers in the area recorded as being cared for by a separate individual were cared for by a Matthew Wright sometime prior to 1857.  In 1866 the Township took over the care of individuals with mental health issues and the poor with no means of support and contracted for their care with a Mr. McNaughton of Vernon, WI.  Eventually the care of the patients in his charge became too large a burden to be done in the existing facilities and it was decided that a new asylum and poor farm was needed.  Mr. McNaughton sold his farm and the buildings on it to the township and a brick and mortar asylum was built in 1874.   

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