Call Me Stormy

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Orphan Trains Of The 1800s

In the 19th century, orphan trains carried thousands of unattached kids to the West.

Some were plucked out of Odd Fellows’ orphan asylums, although others came off the streets. Where did they go? What happened to them?

Greg Reese examines the mystery, as well as taking a look at some of that century’s great fires in places like Chicago and Charleston.

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