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The Will Carleton Poorhouse is a cobblestone house, built in the mid-1800's, which was once used as the Hillsdale County Poorhouse. It was the basis for the Will Carleton poem "Over the Hill to the Poorhouse." Various exhibits of historical nature, including General Store. The Society also operates a museum on the Fairgrounds of the Hillsdale Faire the last weekend in September.
Open by appointment.
Collections include books, postcards and letters of local historical value, as well as hillsdale county artifacts.
Barbie Keiser or Sally Fallon
Mailing Address: 4631 East Bacon Road, Hillsdale, MI 49242
Phone: (517) 523-3026 or (517) 437-4600 Fax: (517) 439-1149
Email: dkstuff@frontiernet.net
