Name:_______________________________

WHITMAN MISSION NHS GROUNDS WORKSHEET

Directions: While walking the grounds, stop at each sign to read and listen to the information. Then answer the questions below.

Section 1: The Mission Grounds: (Turn right at split in trail, going counter-clockwise on loop)

1. Why did Marcus Whitman need to grow 40 acres of food?



2. Why did the Whitmans need fences?



3. How many fruit trees did the Whitmans have in their last year?



4. How could learning to farm help the Cayuse?



5. When did the Whitmans move into the First House?



6. Why did the Whitmans move out of the First House?



7. Name two things Narcissa described about her new home.



8. What did the Whitmans name their daughter?



9. What name did the Cayuse give the Whitmans' daughter? ____________
   Why?



10. Where was the river when the Whitmans lived here, and where is it now?
    



11. Draw the Great Basin wild rye next to the path.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    



12. How many grist mills did Marcus Whitman build here?



13. What was made in the grist mill?



14. Why did the Whitmans build a mill pond?



15. Name two animals living in or near the mill pond today.
    Do you think these animals were here when the Whitmans were?



16. Compare the Mission grounds today to 160 years ago: Now: green lawn, paved sidewalk, road signs, no buildings
    Then:





17. Who built the Emigrant House?



18. Who came to Whitman Mission in the 1840's and why?



19. What year did the most people come to Whitman Mission?



20. What disease did the emigrants bring with them in 1847?



21. What material did white people need for their tools?



22. Name three things a blacksmith could fix or make. __________________, _________________, ____________________



23. What materials were used to build the Mission House?



24. What activities does the Mission House sign show the Whitmans doing?



25. Name three ways the Mission House was used.



26. On what date were the Whitmans killed?

Name: ______________________________

WHITMAN MISSION NHS GROUNDS WORKSHEET

Section 2: The Great Grave, Shaft Hill, and the Oregon Trail and wagon

1. How many names are on the Great Grave?



2. Name the two brothers who were killed at Whitman Mission.



3. Whose graves rest beside the Great Grave?
   Why?



4. What is engraved on the memorial shaft?



5. Do some math: Height of shaft_____ Elevation above sea level at base:_______ Elevation at top of shaft: ______



6. Near the memorial shaft there is a sign with the title "Waiilatpu — Whitman Mission 1847". Describe three things you see in the picture.
   
   



7. Who were the oldest and youngest Sager children and what were their ages when they arrived at Whitman Mission?



8. Did most pioneers settle here at Waiilatpu or continue on?



9. Where did each of the Sager parents die?



10. Name three types of wood used in the construction of an Oregon Trail wagon.



11. Why did pioneers choose oxen to pull their wagons?



12. Why didn't pioneers use the larger Conestoga wagon?

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