• bible sitting next to a teapot

    Whitman Mission

    National Historic Site Washington

Typical Soil Section - Garth, 1948 Archeological Report

Diagram of soil cross-section showing five different floors.
Typical section through Mission House mound showing occupation floors.
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Did You Know?

picture of tule lodge

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.