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160 Years of History: The Iowa Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home

Posted on November 21, 2025 by SCblogger

It was 160 years ago on November 16, 1865 that the steamboat Keithburg arrived on the levee in Davenport, Iowa. It was an hour earlier than expected, covered in American flags, and carrying 150 children who had lost their fathers … Continue reading →

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The Orphans of Oakdale Cemetery

Posted on October 13, 2008 by SCblogger

One of the most persistent local legends in Davenport centers on Oakdale Cemetery on Eastern Avenue. In this cemetery is a special section where children from the Iowa Solders’ Orphans’ Home*, standing just across Eastern Avenue, were buried. And it is said that if you … Continue reading →

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