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Whitman Mission National Historic Site

George Grant visited Whitman Mission in 1941.
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Grass known locally as "wild rye" is common in the area. Known as "Waiilatpu" meaning "place of the rye grass" in the language of the Cayuse Indians. Whitman Mission National Historic Site, 1941.
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Grass known locally as "wild rye" is common in the area. Known as "Waiilatpu" meaning "place of the rye grass" in the language of the Cayuse Indians. Whitman Mission National Historic Site, 1941.

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  • Whitman Monument dediated November 29, 1897, the 50th anniversary of the massacre. It stands om a knoll overlooking the Whitman Mission site and the valley of the Walla Walla River. The graves of the victims of the massacre are located at the northwest corner of the knoll. Whitman Mission National Historic Site, 1941.
  • Grass known locally as "wild rye" is common in the area. Known as "Waiilatpu" meaning "place of the rye grass" in the language of the Cayuse Indians. Whitman Mission National Historic Site, 1941.
  • Fork, scissors, and knife associated with the Whitman Mission. Now in the museum collection of Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. Whitman Mission National Historic Site, 1941.
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