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Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Whitman Mission - Appearance
 
Painting of Whitman Mission as imagined by William Henry Jackson based on written descriptions.
Courtesy of William Henry Jackson Collection
Painting of the Whitman Mission as it may have looked in the 1840s. Painted by William Henry Jackson in 1930. It is part of the collection at the Oregon Trail Museum at Scotts Bluff National Monument.
 
Appearance of the Mission House in the Light of Historical Evidence
From 1948 Archeological Report by Thomas R. Garth.
 

Description of Whitman Mission by Thomas J. Farnham
Thomas Farnham visited the mission in September of 1839.

 

Waiilatpu in 1841
Description by Dr. Whitman

 
Mission Period Artifacts
From 1948 Archeological Report by Thomas R. Garth.
 
View of mission grounds from hilltop. Lawn, trees, and millpond can be seen.
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Mission grounds today as seen from the top of the hill.

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picture of Great Basin Wild Rye Grass

Did You Know?
Great Basin Wild Rye Grass is part of the natural landscape at Whitman Mission. The name Waiilatpu, meaning place of rye grass, was used by the people to name the mission site.
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Last Updated: February 17, 2010 at 18:32 MST