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Pest House in the 1800’s

There was a “pest house” in Warren in the 1800’s near Lindstrom Park. It confined anyone who had smallpox, tuberculosis, or any other contagious disease. It was closed by 1900.

– Caroline (Connie) Verbowwens

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One Response to “Pest House in the 1800’s”

  1. Jim Richardson Says:
    March 11th, 2006 at 9:36 pm

    David MacKenzie - Oct 2, 2003
    Something leads me to believe that the road to the pest house started at what is now route 45, just south of Sucker Brook at the old cemetery, and went west for 50 yards or so to cross the brook and travel across ground now under water, over hill and dale towards the Lindstrum Park area. There remain some very large boulders and rocks which were used to bridge the brook, and when the water was very low a few years ago, if one had a good imagination he or she could see the remains of a road and envision it continuing in a northwesterly direction over the hills near and west of the Swift property.

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