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Orphan Train

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Orphan Train
A social experiment that transported children from crowded coastal cities of the United States—especially NYC to the Midwest for adoption. The orphan trains relocated an estimated 200,000 orphaned, abandoned, or homeless children between 1854 and 1929. At the time the trains began, an estimated 30,000 vagrant children were living on the streets of NYC
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Some topics covered include the Alamo, Indian boarding schools, the orphan trains, and the women of the westward movement.
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The orphan trains moved children from orphanages and inner city poverty to farm families, marking the recognized beginning of foster care and adoption in this country.
Lori Askeland (Ed.). Children and Youth in Adoption, Orphanages and ... by Ellett, Alberta J. / Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
 
 
 
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