The Story of US Orphanages

ALABAMA 

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The orphanages are listed by state and include, where known, the organisation which founded the home (in brackets), and the date the home was established.

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ALABAMA

Alabama Methodist Orphanage, Summerfield (Alabama Methodist Episcopal Church) Est. 1890

Church Home, Warren Street, Mobile (Episcopal Diocese of Alabama). Est. 1861

Eastlake Orphans Home (Sisters of Charity). Est.1908

Industrial School for Catholic Orphan Boys, Lafayette Street, Mobile (Brothers of the Sacred Heart) Est. 1847 what is an industrial school?

Louise Short Baptist Home, Evergreen (Baptist Church of Alabama). Est. 1893

Presbyterian Orphans’ Home, Talladega (Synod of Alabama). Est. 1868

Protestant Orphan Asylum, Dauphin Way, Mobile (Protestant Orphan Asylum Society) Est. 1839

St Mary’s Female Orphan Asylum, Franklin Street, Mobile (Sisters of Charity).