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Story of the Indian School at Poplar Growth Beginning to Hope
In the Fort Peck area since the 1880s two Presbyterian women Miss Dixon and Miss McCreight established schooling for Fort Peck Indians. The article recalls early struggles, the 1887 railroad arrival, and modern facilities with 157 students last winter, three teachers, dormitories, a church program, and a shift toward integration with non reservation schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poplar
Missouri River
Camp Poplar
Milk River
Wolf Point
Poplar River
Miss Dixon
McCreight
Miss McCreight
Board of Home Missions
The
Presbyterian Church
Fort Peck
Old Fort Peck
Ico
Walker
Major Cowan
Crow Agency
W. M. Bayless
Cheyenne
Philippines
Cleveland
Fort Yates
Silas
Hearn
Martha Pereau
Carlisle
Haskell