Rynee NBLUC#3 Silver Creek Traditional Cache
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Rynee NBLUC#3 Silver Creek
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Ride the Steam Train The legends of railroading are filled with
crack passenger trains speeding down the mainline to fame and
glory. But, the golden age of railroading had another, more unsung
hero in the numerous branchline trains that tied the small towns of
a once more rural America to the outside world. These small
workhorses had a sometimes eccentric and always fascinating appeal
that is captured on our rustic track and equipment. Experience
steam branch-line railroading behind our 1912 steam locomotive on a
3.4 mile round trip excursion into history. History of the Museum
In September 1825, the Stephenson County Board appointed a
Committee to investigate the need for a County Poor Farm to house
the indigent and provide work for them. In 1854 the first "Poor
House", and a house for the Warden to live in were built. On
January 28, 1859, the Poor House was destroyed by fire. The blaze
originated in the room of one of the patients, Lavinia Kohn,
sometime after the Matron made her evening rounds. The patient, who
was locked in her room since she required restraint, died in the
fire and another patient was badly burned. A new building of stone
was completed that same year. It had seven rooms and a dining hall
on the first floor and ten rooms upstairs. A two-story brick
building with ten cells was also constructed in the spring of 1859.
This was to house the insane, and when required, cases of
contagious disease. It was known as the "Asylum" or the "Pest
House". In 1872 the County Board approved the erection of a farm
house to house the Superintendent. This house was occupied until it
was torn down to make way for an addition to the present Stephenson
County Nursing Home. The Poor Farm was located on 10 acres.
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