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| Carlisle Barracks | |
|---|---|
| Carlisle, Pennsylvania | |
 US Army War College | |
| Type | School post |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | Headquarters, Department of the Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | May 1757 |
| In use | Currently |
| Designated | N/A[1] |
Carlisle Barracks is a United States Army facility located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The site of the U.S. Army War College, it is the nation's second-oldest active military base. The first structures were built in 1757, during the French and Indian War between Great Britain and France in the colonies.[2]
From 1879 to 1918, the property was transferred to the Department of Interior to operate the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. This was the first off-reservation boarding school established to educate and assimilate Native American children into European-American culture. In 1891 Congress passed legislation to expand this program. After the United States entered World War I, the school was closed and the property was transferred back to the War Department.
- ^ "PHMC Historical Markers Search". Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Military Installations in Cumberland County". Cumberland County Economic Development Corporation. 2005. Archived from the original on 29 October 2006. Retrieved 28 January 2007.