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 Robert Francis (Miles) Summers Clock - Concordia, KS Posted by:  linkys
N 39° 34.473 W 097° 39.676
14S E 614981 N 4381393
Clock beside the historic Concordia Union Pacific station that memorializes one of the over 200,000 Orphan Train riders.
Waymark Code: WMEY3R
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 07/21/2012
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The Union Pacific station now houses the National Orphan Train Museum which tells the story of the relocation of some 200,000 orphaned, abandoned, and homeless children to new homes throughout the United States. This clock was placed here by the son and only child of one of those young orphan train riders. His father's name was Robert Francis (Miles) Summers, and his and the other rider's stories make for a fascinating part of American history.
The plaque at the foot of the clock reads in part:
This clock donated by
Robert Francis (M) Summers II
on June 11, 2005
in memory of his father
Robert Francis (Miles) Summers
born March 9, 1891
St. Ann's Hospital, NY, NY
In 1895 (est.), he rode an orphan train
secured by the NY Foundling Hospital
to Lexington, Mo. and was taken by
the Summers family who sent Robert to
school and loved him as their own.
Approximately 1904, Robert and his family
moved to Chickasha, Ok. Indian Territory,
where he grew into adulthood and, in 1925,
married Effie Mae Dillard. Their son and only
child was 9 months old when Robert
died Oct. 15, 1927. He is buried in
Rose Hill Cemetery, Chickasha, Ok.
The above information was obtained
only with the help of
Mary Ellen Johnson
Founder of OTHSA, Inc.
Location: National Orphan Train Complex
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: Not listed
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