Spanning three centuries, from the Civil War to 2009,
the great state of Pennsylvania honored its commitment, and patriotic duty,
to take care of the children of its veterans
Schools, by County
Three timeless men contemplate the fate of the children entrusted to them
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| County | School (notes) |
|---|---|
| Alleghey | Episcopal Church Home Home for the FriendlessPittsburgh Orphan AsylumSoldiers Orphan Home St. Paul's Orphan AsylumWestern House of Refuge |
| Armstrong | Dayton |
| Beaver | PhillipsburgRochester Orphan Home |
| Berks | Womelsdorf Orphans Home (operates today as Bethany Childrens' Home) |
| Bucks | Bridgewater (for the children of Colored Troops) |
| Butler | St. Paul's Orphan Home Zelienople Farm School |
| Centre | Jacksonville |
| Chester | Chester Springs (closed 1912) (YellowSprings.org) Kathryn Kern 1889, Testimonial |
| Crawford | Titusville |
| Cumberland | White Hall (Camp Hill) |
| Dauphin | Emaus |
| Delaware | Media Training School |
| Fayette | Uniontown (Jumonville) (closed in 1908) |
| Franklin | Scotland School for Veterans Childrewn (1895 - 2009) "Lovie" |
| Huntingdon | Cassville |
| Juniata | McAllisterville |
| Lancaster | Children’s HomeLancaster County HospitalMt. JoySt. James' Orphanage |
| Luzerne | Home for the Friendless |
| Mercer | Mercer School |
| Northampton | Nazareth Hall |
| Perry | AndersonburgLoysville Orphans Home |
| Philadelphia | Catholic HomeNorthern Home Orphans Home Church HomeIndustrial School Lincoln Institution (Gen George Meade 1st President) Northern Home Orphans Home St. John's Orphanage St. Vincent's Asylum St. Vincent's Home |
| Susquehanna | Harford (Susquehanna), closed 1902 |
| Tioga | Mansfield History Mansfield chapter (James Paul 1876 book) |
| York | Childrens' Home of York(still operating) |
| Westmoreland | St. Vincent's College (still St. Vincent's College) |
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