Mission House Foundation
The Mission House ruin as it looked in 1948 when uncovered by National Park Service archeologists. The cement foundation lying at an angle to the old building is where a farmhouse, built in 1912, stood. Just beyond is the Mission House cellar with the large granite footing in the center and charred planking to the right.
NPS photo
From: " A Report on the Second Season's Excavations at Waiilatpu" by Thomas R. Garth. 1948.
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Did You Know?
The tule lodge offers a comfortable place for the people inside. The structure is held up by wooden poles and covered with mats made of tule. Tules are a type of sedge; they grow in marshy areas; and are also called "bullrushes." Tules are stronger than they look. A tule lodge can withstand rain and wind.