Lexington, KY, United States
Colored Orphan Industrial Home. Led by Mrs. E. Belle Mitchell Jackson, orphan home opened here 1894. Orphans and other black youth learned to read and write and acquired a trade; also refuge for elderly women. By 1909 home consisted of 18 acres and 2 brick houses. Burned in 1912. A new building dedi
cated 1913; serves as Robert H. Williams Cultural Center.
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