Carlisle Barracks
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.
| 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 |
Pennsylvania Historical Marker | |
| Designated | N/A |
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.