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 *Before 1861, cities along migration routes such as '''Utica, Syracuse, Rochester, and Buffalo''' prospered.
 *Natives of other states such as '''New Jersey, Connecticut, and Vermont''' moved to New York in large numbers during the pre-Civil War era.
-'''Orphan out-migration.''' <br>
-*From about 1854–1929, some '''100,000 homeless children from New York City''' were "placed out" to families in upstate New York and the midwestern states. They are frequently referred to as the '''orphan train children'''.
-New York agencies that have records are:
-*'''''New York Children's Aid Society'''''
-:Adoption and Foster Home Division
-:150 East 45th Street
-:New York, NY 10017
-::Telephone: 212-949-4800
-::Fax: 212-682-8016
-::Internet: http://www.childrensaidsociety.org/
-:::This society was organized in 1853.<br><br>
-*'''''New York Foundling Hospital (Catholic)'''''
-:590 Avenue of the Americas
-:New Y:ork, NY 10011
-::Telephone: 212-633-9300
-::Fax: 212-886-4048
-::[http://www.orphantraindepot.com/NYFHHistory.html '''Website''']
-:::This hospital was organized in 1869 and began placing out children in 1873.<br><br>
 ====African Americans====