House of Refuge

House of Refuge (New House of Refuge Hospital) was an institute in St. Louis, Missouri that cared for young boys and girls and gave them a home where there was support, education, and discipline that taught them to take care of themselves.[1] It was thought that this institute was used as the New House of Refuge Hospital during the American Civil War.[2]

References
  1. Hyde, William, 1836-1898; Conard, Howard Louis. (1899). Encyclopedia of the history of St. Louis. Missouri History Museum. p. 1063.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. "Message Boards". boards.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2016-11-09.



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