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HOUSE OF REFUGE

The House Of Refuge was a juvenile reformatory from 1854 to the 1930s. It was notorious for Capital punishment, abuse, and child labor. But what caught my attention was finding that they educated them about the skills of growing flowers and plants in greenhouses on the island.

What caught my attention was the Art room above, where there were images of flowers right at the forefront. It made me wonder if this was simply a staged photo, probably so. Nevertheless, it's truly captivating.