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    Whitman Mission

    National Historic Site Washington

Measuring the Location of an Artifact

Archeologist using ruler to measure depth of uncovered object.
Pickax found during excavations at main Mission House - 1941. Notice the foundation of the farm house torn down in 1940.
[C-1-14, Negative #236]
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Did You Know?

Brass compass which belonged to Dr. Whitman

In the fall of 1842 Dr. Whitman decided to travel from Waiilatpu to Boston. He wanted to convince the board members to keep his mission station open. Dr. Whitman was in such a hurry when he left that he forgot his compass.