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Children of all ages traveled across the United States on
orphan trains.
anxious and worried about their future. Children
who had left behind families didn’t know if they
would ever see their parents again.
The orphan trains were advertised in local
Midwestern newspapers before arriving in towns.
Once the children arrived, CAS agents would take
them to a large public building. There, families
could meet the children and bring them home.
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