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Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Stories

Exploratory Trip, 1835
In 1835, the American Board sent Rev. Samuel Parker and Dr. Marcus Whitman to the Oregon Country to locate potential mission sites. To reach their destination Dr. Whitman and Rev. Parker traveled with a fur trader caravan. A few of the incidents that occurred on this trip are listed below:

Hostility of the Men of the Caravan

The Dread Cholera Strikes the Caravan 

Dr. Whitman Operates on Jim Bridger

 
painting of covered wagon being pulled by oxen

A Missionary Saga

A twelve-part serial about the Whitmans' trip out and their time at the mission site. New installments added weekly January through March 2009.

 

 

The Trip Out, 1836

 
Mission Years, 1836-1841
 
Mission Years, 1842-1847
 
The Attack and Hostage Period
 

The Aftermath

 

 

Remembering the Whitmans

 

 
Modern Connections

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