Lexington, Kentucky.
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 . . .

(African Americans • Education • Notable Places • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.