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The Orphan Trains have been referred to as "The largest mass relocation project this country has ever experienced."
Here's an NPR interview with Christina Baker Kline, author of Orphan Train, a novel based on those orphan trains. It's an astonishing little-known part of US history.
Thanks for posting this video about it, Jeff.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/orphan/ PBS...American Experience...The Orphan Trains...
Thanks Jane for posting this!...Great resource and also a few links to other sites with more data and stories...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphan_Train
Interesting historical information/references here about the Orphan Trains. Wiki offers the option of adding more data to this site if your considering sharing anything personal or research related.