In 1854, America began what is known as The Orphan Train Movement, which lasted approximately 75 years. The trains moved about 200,000 children from cities like New York and Boston to the American West to be adopted (Brown) . Many organizations opened their doors to these orphans who were mostly living on the streets. The Children’s Aid Society was a much needed organization that helped orphan train riders, but many other organizations competed with the Children’s Aid Society.
Organizations started up for one intention- to make children safe. A lot of conflicts arose between children and adults. Children did not know what way to turn based on their past experiences with their parents. Many people have spotted these children, they could tell