Thomas Indian School
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thomas-indian-school-241-7849769
title:
Thomas Indian School
text:
Thomas Indian School, also known as the Thomas Asylum of Orphan and Destitute Indian Children, is a historic school and national historic district located near Irving at the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation in Erie County, New York. The institution was first established in 1855 by missionaries Asher Wright and his wife Laura Wright to house the orphaned and kidnapped Seneca children of the reservation under the federal policy of forced assimilation. The complex was built in about 1900 by New York
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
United States historic place
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Indian_School
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date modified:
2023-10-21T23:06:11Z
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13
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