Cushman Indian School (Tacoma, Wash.)

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Dates:
Active 1910
Active 1920
Americans

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The Cushman Indian School was a boardings school located in Tacoma, Washington and served the Native American population from about 1910-1920. It drew from over 350 studnents from the Northwest and Alaska. Cushman was an industrial school and was equipped for industrial training and included a machine shop.

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Subjects:

  • Boarding schools
  • Native Americans

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Places:

  • Tacoma, WA, US

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