Orphan Trains

Watched a very interesting A&E program on the Orphan Trains (which I have never heard about in US History). The ran from the mid 1800s to the early 1900s and was the basis of today's adoption and foster programs.

The Orphan Trains took homeless children from large eastern cities by train to small rural towns where they were adopted. Straight off the train station platform or in the largest building in town, usually a church or city hall.

http://www.orphantraindepot.com/

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/orphan/