Celebration
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The city of Jeffersonville considered the construction of a city orphanage such an important advancement in city services that the mayor requested businesses to close for the ceremonial laying of the cornerstone. Victorian-era cities generally took great pride in the work they did to overcome social ills like untended children.
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Better Tidings
The lives of local orphans were never all tragic. Happy memories and great achievements marked some of their lives, often because of the intervention of their extended families or the kindness of people in the community.
From the beginnings of…