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Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Archeological Excavation, Garth 1948

"A Report on the Second Season's Excavations at Waiilatpu" by Thomas R. Garth, 1948.
Published in Oregon Historical Quarterly June, 1948. Volume XLIX, Number 2, pages 117-136.

 

List of Contents

Introduction

Archeological Procedure

Evidence Largely Verifies 1840 Ground Plan

Framing

Appearance of the Mission House in the Light of Historical Evidence

Mission Period Artifacts

Fort Waters

Artifacts on the Fort Waters Level

Conclusions

List of Illustrations

Endnotes
Oregon Trail Wagon  

Did You Know?
Wagons used on the Oregon Trail had to carry nearly 2000 pounds of supplies. They traveled 2000 miles or more to the Oregon Country. Most wagons were pulled by oxen as they could eat the prairie grass and survive without lots of food for lengthy periods.

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