A small Brazos Valley town honors 12 children from New York's Orphan Train movement
A small Brazos Valley town honors 12 children from New York's Orphan Train movement and last updated 2021-01-22 19:37:54-05 DEANVILLE, Texas â Between 1854 and 1930, nearly 250,000 homeless and orphaned children living in New York City were placed on trains that delivered them all across the nation, according to organizations such as Children's Aid of NYC. These little train passengers were destined to become either indentured servants, or adopted children. At least 12 of those boys and girls were dropped off at train depots, in Burleson County. "They had such a rough start coming from ...
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