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Dhaned and abandoned children from New York City stopped in Opelousas. According to the Loui-:h of those trains carried about 50 English-speaking, orphaned children to the French-speaking area. 2000 orphans arrived in Louisiana between 1907 and 1929. Over the years, the Louisiana-bound z, Mansura, New Iberia, Baton Rouge, Morgan City, Lafayette and New Orleans. Most of the children 'ants who were adopted by French-speaking parents. Today, Alice G. Bernard is the only known n Train Movement. Now 96, she lives in an assisted living community in Lafayette. The photo above nans’ arrival in Opelousas, which is on display at the Louisiana Orphan Train Museum. The museum Der 2009.
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