Orphan Train
Also known as Orphan Train Movement
U.S. welfare program that moved orphans from Eastern cities to foster homes in the Midwest
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1854 establishments in the United States1929 disestablishments in the United StatesAdoption, fostering, orphan care and displacementAdoption history in the United StatesAnti-Catholicism in the United StatesChild welfare in the United StatesHistory of New York CityIndentured servitude in the AmericasRail transportation in the United StatesTrains