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Hull House, Chicago. Settlement and community houses in the United States were a vital part of the settlement movement, a progressive social movement that began in the mid-19th century in London with the intention of improving the quality of life in poor urban areas through education initiatives, food and shelter provisions, and assimilation and naturalization assistance.
Columbus Federation of Settlements: Columbus, Ohio: United States [15] East Side House Settlement: Bronx, New York: United States The Educational Alliance: New York, New York: United States [16] Franklin-Wright Settlements, Inc: Detroit, Michigan: United States [17] Friendly Inn Settlement House: Cleveland, Ohio: United States [18] Gladden ...
United Neighborhood Houses of New York is the federation of 38 settlement houses in New York City. [23] These and other settlement houses inspired the establishment of settlement schools to serve isolated rural communities in Appalachia, such as the Hindman Settlement School in 1902 and the Pine Mountain Settlement School in 1913. [citation needed]
Pages in category "Settlement houses in the United States" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Hiram House: Cleveland, Ohio: United States Holy Child Settlement: Poplar, East London: England Hull House: Chicago, Illinois: United States John Stewart Settlement House: Gary, Indiana: United States North East Neighborhood House: Minneapolis, Minnesota: United States Girls' Club of San Francisco: San Francisco, California: United States ...
The vast majority of plantations did not have grand mansions centered on a huge acreage. These large estates did exist, but represented only a small percentage of the plantations that once existed in the South. [2] Although many Southern farmers did enslave people before emancipation in 1862, few enslaved more than five.
The following is an incomplete list of ghost towns in Georgia.Ghost towns can include sites in various states of disrepair and abandonment. Some sites no longer have any trace of civilization and have reverted to pasture land or empty fields.
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