• bible sitting next to a teapot

    Whitman Mission

    National Historic Site Washington

Great Grave circa 1940

Historic photo of road leading up to hill. Large flagpole with American flag at base of hill. Cars parked near flagpole.
Great Grave area circa 1940. Landscaping by local groups is evident. Note that cars parked near the grave and drove up the hill to the shaft.

Did You Know?

singing sparrow

Over 200 different species of birds can be found at Whitman Mission National Historic Site. A large proportion of these are migratory and wintering birds indicating the importance of the 139-acre parcel as a stop over for those species. More...