• bible sitting next to a teapot

    Whitman Mission

    National Historic Site Washington

Millpond 1936

Historic photo of two men standing on small rise looking down. There is no water. Vegetation is very sparse.
The millpond as it appeared to National Park Service officials in 1936.

Did You Know?

painting of mission with wagon in front

The Whitmans’ mission was important to early Oregon Trail travelers. Those who were sick, tired, or hungry or who needed a wagon fixed would make the side trip to the mission. Some would spend the winter with the Whitmans before continuing on to the Willamette Valley.