East Bethany, New York

East Bethany is a hamlet located within Bethany, New York, United States in Genesee County. The community was the location of the Rolling Hills Asylum. East Bethany also contains the Bethany Post Office.

Rolling Hills Asylum, originally called the Genesee County Poor farm, was established in the winter of 1826. This location was formerly a stage coach tavern before the Genesee county board of supervisors bought the property and established the poor farm on December 4, 1826. A poor farm, or poor house, was an institution built by a government or charitable organization to house and maintain orphans, widowed women and their children, the disabled, the mentally ill, and minor criminals.^[1] The residents were called inmates. The poor farm was self-sufficient, and residents tended the farm and animals as part of their chores. There was a shop on location were jams and pastries were made; even a shop where coffins were made to sell for the individuals' own profit. There is a record of a cemetery on the grounds that has not yet been found.

Municipalities and communities of Genesee County, New York, United States
County seat: Batavia
City	Batavia
Towns	Alabama Alexander Batavia Bergen Bethany Byron Darien Elba Le Roy Oakfield Pavilion Pembroke Stafford
Villages	Alexander Attica‡ Bergen Corfu Elba Le Roy Oakfield
CDP	Pavilion
Hamlets	East Bethany Indian Falls North Bergen
Indian reservation	Tonawanda Reservation‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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www.RollingHillsAsylum.com