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Whitman Mission National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Site located just west of Walla Walla, Washington, at the site of the former Whitman Mission at Waiilatpu. On November 29, 1847, Dr. Marcus Whitman, his wife Narcissa Whitman, and 11 others were slain by Native Americans of the Cayuse.
The National Register recognizes places of national, state, or local historic significance across the United States. [1] Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, [ 2 ] Washington is home to approximately 1,500, [ 3 ] and 36 of those are found in Whitman County.
The National Register recognizes places of national, state, or local historic significance across the United States. [1] Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, [2] Washington is home to approximately 1,500, [3] and 34 of those are found partially or wholly in Walla Walla County.
Discover Historic Washington State, Gem Guides Book Company, ISBN 1-889786-07-1. Historic Places in Washington, Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, Olympia, Washington, 2008-10-01. The Washington Heritage Register includes all Washington sites on the National Register, plus numerous additional sites.
Whitman Mission National Historic Site: Walla Walla: Washington: Mission established by Marcus and Narcissa Whitman to the Cayuse; site of the first Presbyterian church in the Oregon Territory. [1] Alaska-Northwest: Inland Northwest: 240: Sue McBeth Cabin: Kamiah
The historic site includes one of the largest and best-preserved tracts, including the village of the Cheyenne, which was the focal point of the battle [104] Whitman Mission: Washington: 138.53 acres (0.5606 km 2) In 1836, a small group of Presbyterian missionaries traveled with the annual fur trapper's caravan into Oregon Country on the Oregon ...
Of the 38 sites in this park that commemorates the history of the Nez Perce people, two are in Washington: the Burial Site of Chief Joseph the Younger and Nez Perce Campsites at Nespelem. 5: Whitman Mission National Historic Site: June 29, 1936: Walla Walla: Walla Walla: This was the site of a mission founded by Oregon Trail emigrants. In 1847 ...
Whitman Mission National Historic Site was established in 1936 to preserve the location of the mission and surrounding land. In 1997, the NPS stopped referring to the historical event as the "Whitman massacre" calling it the "Tragedy at Waiilatpu" [ 1 ] in an attempt to more neutrally and holistically describe not only the murder of the ...