Proposed Eminent Domain for South Penn Railroad

Date
September 19, 1884

Richard Henry Pratt writes the Bureau of Indian Affairs regarding a proposed plan of the South Pennsylvania Railroad to use eminent domain through the state to build a railroad through the grounds of the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that this would greatly diminish the capability of the school to properly educate students.

Time Period
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External Groups & Institutions
Repository
National Archives and Records Administration
Location
RG 75, Entry 91, box 208, 1884-#18425
Proposed Eminent Domain for South Penn Railroad