House of Refuge

House of Refuge (New House of Refuge Hospital) was a 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]

This article is in its beginning stages and will be added to on December 1 at an Edit-A-Thon in Columbia, Missouri from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Hyde, William, 1836-1898; Conard, Howard Louis. (1899). Encyclopedia of the history of St. Louis. Missouri History Museum. p. 1063.
  2. ↑ "Message Boards". boards.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  3. ↑ "Missouri Women on Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon".
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