Walla Walla in Walla Walla County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)
Whitman Memorial Shaft
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, August 14, 2020
1. Whitman Memorial Shaft Marker
27 feet high, erected 50 years after the massacre. Base of shaft 720 feet above sea level.Erected by National Park Service.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Landmarks.
Location. 46° 2.487′ N, 118° 27.653′ W. Marker is in Walla Walla, Washington, in Walla Walla County. Marker is on Whitman Mission Road near Sweagle Road. The marker is at Whitman Mission National Historic Site.The Memorial Shaft is on a foot-trail leading from the Whitman Mission Visitors Center/. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 328 Whitman Mission Road, Walla Walla WA 99362, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Great Grave (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Children of the Trail (about 700 feet away); Oregon Trail Wagon (approx. 0.2 miles away); Emigrant House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Blacksmiths Shop (approx. 0.2 miles away); Grist Mill (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mission House (approx. 0.2 miles away); November 29, 1847 (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Walla Walla.
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Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, August 14, 2020
2. Whitman Memorial Shaft and Marker
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, August 14, 2020
3. Whitman Memorial Shaft
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, August 14, 2020
4. Whitman Mission Overlook
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, August 14, 2020
5. Waiilatpu
Whitman Mission - 1847
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