Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Historic Site · Walla Walla, Washington
The site of the Presbyterian mission Marcus and Narcissa Whitman established among the Cayuse in 1836, and of the killings in November 1847 in which the Whitmans and eleven others died - an event that triggered the Cayuse War and was used to justify decades of what followed. The mission buildings are gone; what remains is their outline in the grass, the Oregon Trail ruts, a hilltop memorial and a mass grave. The park has spent recent years rebuilding its interpretation with the Cayuse and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla.
328 Whitman Mission Road, Walla Walla, Washington, 99362, United States
Grounds open daily, generally dawn to dusk. The visitor centre keeps shorter hours, commonly 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM and reduced in winter, and has closed on some weekdays in low season. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year Day. Admission is free.
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