Between
1879 and 1918, this school assimilated Native American children
into mainstream American society. It was the first off-reservation
boarding school established for this purpose. A distinguished
alumnus from the school was renown athlete Jim Thorpe.
The surviving campus encompasses part of the Carlisle Barracks,
the second oldest active military post in the U.S.
Between
1879 and 1918, this school assimilated Native American children
into mainstream American society. It was the first off-reservation
boarding school established for this purpose. A distinguished
alumnus from the school was renown athlete Jim Thorpe.
The surviving campus encompasses part of the Carlisle Barracks,
the second oldest active military post in the U.S.