▁the ▁property ▁for ▁four ▁thousand ▁four ▁hundred ▁eight y ▁five ▁dollars ▁on ▁March ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁biggest ▁change ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression ▁“ rel ie fer ” ▁families ▁were ▁placed ▁in ▁a ▁nearby ▁m ansion , ▁which ▁caught ▁fire ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁l umber ▁from ▁the ▁m ansion ▁was ▁salv aged ▁and ▁constructed ▁into ▁six ▁c ott ages ▁on ▁the ▁property ▁for ▁the ▁families . ▁ ▁These ▁new ▁buildings ▁were ▁small ▁“ sh acks ” ▁without ▁electric ity ▁and ▁share ▁a ▁single ▁well ▁and ▁p ump . ▁Acc us ations ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁that ▁the ▁families ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁col ony ▁c ott ages ▁were ▁not ▁imp over ished ▁and ▁were ▁ordered ▁by ▁the ▁county ▁commission ers ▁to ▁vac ate ▁the ▁buildings ▁by ▁July ▁ 1 ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁families ▁appe aled ▁to ▁a ▁state ▁relief ▁administrator , ▁who ▁interven ed ▁and ▁asked ▁the ▁commission ers ▁to ▁continue ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁families ▁to ▁live ▁at ▁the ▁col ony ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁they ▁paid ▁eight ▁dollars ▁a ▁month ▁rent . ▁ ▁The ▁county ▁relief ▁officials ▁agreed ▁with ▁this , ▁but ▁expressed ▁a ▁desire ▁for ▁the ▁families ▁to ▁leave ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁the ▁found ▁available ▁homes . ▁ ▁The ▁few ▁years ▁the ▁county ▁poor ▁farm ▁spent ▁as ▁the ▁county ▁col ony ▁ended ▁when ▁the ▁col ony ▁c ott ages ▁were ▁put ▁on ▁the ▁au