There were 10,635 of them between 1886 and 1945. Kids orphaned or abandoned or abused and sent to Owatonna, Minnesota, home of the Minnesota State Public School for Dependent and Neglected Children.
For some, it was a circle of hell; for others, a safe haven.
The Minnesota State Public School Orphanage Museum
was founded to Remember the Children.
State School Cemetery Boardwalk Boards are available for purchase.
Memorials and donations are always accepted and appreciated.
