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Between 1853 and 1939 the Delmar Depot was a stopping point for the Orphan Train. Developed by the Children's Aid Society of New York as part of their mission to care for neglected children, they began the "free-home-placing-out" of over 200,000 children. In groups of 10 to 40, children and caretakers traveled on trains to selected stops that included Delmar, where the children were taken in by families in the area.
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