Whitman Mission National Historic Site - Archeological Excavation, Garth 1948 (U.S. National Park Service)

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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


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