Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' Home
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The Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' Home, also known at the Annie Wittenmyer Home or the Annie Wittenmyer Center, located in Davenport, Iowa, is a former orphanage. The home was originally used for orphans fr
The main building at the Home
The cottage style housing.
Graves of the orphans at the Oakdale Cemetery
School Building
Annie Turner Wittenmyer
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Annie Turner Wittenmyer was an American charitable organization leader, known for social reform, relief work, and her writing. She served as the first National President of the Woman's Christian Tempe
Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' Home
…in at the home. It is listed on the Davenport Register of Historic Properties and as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places. Annie Turner Wittenmyer was a sanitation agent for Iowa whose job was to oversee the needs of Union Army soldiers during the American Civil War. Iowa contributed approximately…
Annie Wittenmyer