Whitman Mission National Historic Site

Whitman Mission National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table); Whitman, Marcus.

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Whitman Mission National Historic Site

Parks Directory of the United States / US National Parks / National Historic Sites

Address: 328 Whitman Mission Rd
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Phone: 509-522-6360;
Fax: 509-522-6355;
Web: www.nps.gov/whmi/
Size: 139 acres.
Established: Authorized as Whitman National Monument on June 29, 1936; changed to current designation on January 1, 1963.
Location: In southeastern Washington, 7 miles west of Walla Walla on US 12.
Facilities: Picnic area, rest rooms (é), visitor center (é), museum/exhibit, self-guided tour/trail. Entrance fee required.
Activities: Ranger-led programs, cultural demonstrations.
Special Features: The mission of Marcus and Narcissa Whitman at Waiilatpu was an important way station in the early days of the Oregon Trail. The Whitmans labored to bring Christianity to the Cayuse, but deep cultural differences and a measles epidemic led to violence in which the Cayuse killed the Whitmans and 11 others.

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See other parks in Washington.