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Woolworth, Arnold “Big Tall Man”

Arnold “Big Tall Man” Woolworth arrived at Carlisle Indian School on February 3, 1881.  Arnold would leave Carlisle Indian School on January 22, 1886.  After leaving Carlisle, he would first become a government scout at Fort Reno in 1890.  Another report showed Arnold working as a farmer in both Greenfield, Oklahoma in 1910 and in Geary, Oklahoma in 1911.

Arapahoe

Indian Name (translated): “Big Tall Man”

Arrived Carlisle Indian School February 3, 1881

Age at Arrival: 19 years

Previous Schooling: None

Didn’t Graduate, left in 1886

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