The Orphan Train Movement was a supervised welfare program that transported children from crowded Eastern cities of the United States to foster homes located in rural areas in the East, the Midwest and West short on farming labor. The orphan trains operated between 1854 and 1929, relocating about 200,000 children.
The Orphan Train Movement was a supervised welfare program that transported children from crowded Eastern cities of the United States to foster homes located in rural areas in the East, the Midwest and West short on farming labor. The orphan trains operated between 1854 and 1929, relocating about 200,000 children.
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