Pratt Hall

Pratt Hall (HM2BFF)

Location: Carlisle, PA 17013 Cumberland County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 12.435', W 77° 10.771'

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Pratt Hall
B.G. R.H. Pratt, Supt
Carlisle Indian Industrial School 1879-1904

In 1879, Pratt successfully lobbied the Departmernt of the Interioir and the War Department for the establishment of an Indian school at the abandoned cavalry barracks at Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Students were recruited directly from the Western reservations. Superintendent Pratt travelled to the Dakota and Indian Territories where he recruited students from the Sioux, Cheyenne, Comanche, Kiowa, and Arapaho reservations. The first students arrived at Carlisle at midnight, October 6, 1879.
A member of the Historical Collection of IHG Army Hotel.
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HM NumberHM2BFF
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Placed ByIHG Army Hotel
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Date Added Monday, September 17th, 2018 at 11:04am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 314513 N 4453038
Decimal Degrees40.20725000, -77.17951667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 12.435', W 77° 10.771'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 12' 26.1" N, 77° 10' 46.26" W
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Area Code(s)717
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 36 Flower Rd, Carlisle PA 17013, US
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