Pittsburgh Orphanages - Historic Child Homes & Group Housing in Early 1900s CVP This Pittsburgh Penguins dog toy

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Pittsburgh Orphanages - Historic Child Homes & Group Housing in Early 1900s CVP This Pittsburgh Penguins dog toyIn the early 1900s, orphanages in the United States housed more than 100,000 children, thousands of those living in Pittsburgh. Buildings that became group homes were constructed through churches and fraternal organizations. The facilities, complete with boarding accommodations, dining halls, schools, playgrounds, and infirmaries, offered accommodations for 100 to 300 orphans at any given time. For the orphans living in such homes, everything was