• bible sitting next to a teapot

    Whitman Mission

    National Historic Site Washington

Excavation of First House

Corner of the cellar.
Excavation of First House - 1948. Adobe wall is clearly visible.
[C-2-26, Negative #135]
NPS photo
 

Did You Know?

picture of Great Basin Wild Rye Grass

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.