• bible sitting next to a teapot

    Whitman Mission

    National Historic Site Washington

Great Grave circa 1860

Historic photo of mound in sparsely vegetated area. House in far background.
Great Grave circa 1860. Reverend Cushing Eells's home pictured in background on the mission site.

Did You Know?

Oregon Trail Wagon

Wagons used on the Oregon Trail had to carry nearly 2000 pounds of supplies. They traveled 2000 miles or more to the Oregon Country. Most wagons were pulled by oxen as they could eat the prairie grass and survive without lots of food for lengthy periods.