Whitman Mission National
Historic Site
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In 1836, before the era of emigrant wagon trains, five
Protestant missionaries decided to cross the continent to establish a
mission in what was known then as the "Oregon Country." These grounds are where the husband and wife team of Marcus and Narcissa Whitman finally ended their impressive 1836 journey. Their small expedition was the first to bring families to Oregon by wagon. The Whitmans named their mission Waiilatpu "place of rye grass." In the early 1840s, the Whitman Mission became an important stop for the emigrants. There was a gristmill, a blacksmith shop, and acres of crops. |
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Official NPS website for Whitman Mission National Historic Site
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