The Carlisle Indian Industrial School
Posted by PA Heritage Staff on Nov 25, 2013 in | Comments Off on The Carlisle Indian Industrial School Over the course of nearly thirty years, from 1879 to 1918, more than ten thousand Native American children attended the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Carlisle, Cumberland County. The brainchild of Richard Henry Pratt (1846-1924), the school’s purpose was to immerse Indian children in mainstream culture. Pratt, a former 10th Cavalry officer – who commanded a unit of African...read more