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By William Fischer, Jr., August 27, 2011
National Orphan Train Complex and Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| 1 ► Kansas, Cloud County, Concordia — National Orphan Train Complex — Reported permanently removed |
| What is the National Orphan Train Complex? The restored Union Pacific depot contains museum displays and information devoted to national Orphan Train history. The Morgan-Dowell Research Center, the central office of the Complex, houses . . . — — Map (db m53387) HM | |||
2 ► Iowa, Page County, Clarinda — The Page County Orphan Train Story —  |
| The greatest children's migration in the history of the United States took place during the seventy-five years from 1854-1929. Orphan and impoverished children were transported from the overcrowded eastern cities to the vast midwestern farmlands. . . . — — Map (db m88093) HM | |||