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Whitman Mission National Historic Site
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Exploratory Trip, 1835
In 1835, the American Board sent Rev. Samuel Parker and Dr. Marcus Whitman to the Oregon Country to locate potential mission sites. To reach their destination Dr. Whitman and Rev. Parker traveled with a fur trader caravan. A few of the incidents that occurred on this trip are listed below:

Hostility of the Men of the Caravan

The Dread Cholera Strikes the Caravan 

Dr. Whitman Operates on Jim Bridger
foggy redwood forest  

Did You Know?
Fog accounts for up to one-fourth of the precipitation needed so the mighty coast redwoods can survive. While you hike, fog drip is a good thing!

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