The Orphan Trains

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Orphan Train Movement
gptkbp:endDate 1929
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Orphan Trains
gptkbp:impact reshaped child welfare in America
gptkbp:influencedBy urban poverty in 19th-century New York
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern foster care system
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mainDepartureCity gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:mainDestinationRegions gptkb:Midwest_United_States
gptkbp:notableFigure Charles Loring Brace
gptkbp:numberOfChildrenRelocated over 200,000
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Children's_Aid_Society
New York Foundling Hospital
gptkbp:purpose relocation of orphaned and homeless children
gptkbp:startDate 1854
gptkbp:subjectOf Orphan Train (novel by Christina Baker Kline)
PBS documentary 'The Orphan Trains'
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_American_Experience_(PBS_documentary_series)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7