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Louisiana Orphan Train Museum and Marker image, Touch for more information
By Cajun Scrambler, August 26, 2017
Louisiana Orphan Train Museum and Marker
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1 Louisiana, St. Landry Parish, Opelousas — Louisiana Orphan Train MuseumEstablished October 10, 2009
In 2009, a former century old Union Pacific freight depot was restored to become the Louisiana Orphan Train Museum.Opelousas was one of the many railway destinations for thousands of homeless children rescued from the streets of New York City from . . . Map (db m107838) 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
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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