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Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Directions
Map showing Whitman Mission located West of Walla Walla off of Highway 12.
Map showing southeast corner of Washington state. Whitman Mission (marked in green) is located west of Walla Walla and just north of the border with Oregon.
 

Airports are located in Walla Walla (11 miles east of park), Pasco (45 miles west), and Pendleton, Oregon (45 miles south).

Driving directions from Walla:

  • Get on Highway 12 going west
  • 7 miles west of Walla Walla, turn left onto Swegle Road (there will be brown park signs: 1 mile before turnoff and at turnoff)
  • Go over railroad tracks and then bridge (approximately 1/2 mile)
  • Turn left onto park entrance road, almost immediately after bridge
  • Road ends in circular parking area in front of Visitor Center
 
William Clark  

Did You Know?
After returning to the United States, William Clark was appointed brigadier general of the Missouri Militia and Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the western territories , and later became governor of Missouri. He married Julia Hancock and had five children. He was 68 years old when he died.

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