SPOKANE For generations Marcus Whitman has been widely viewed as an iconic figure from early Pacific Northwest history, a venerated Protestant missionary who was among 13 people killed by the Cayuse tribe near modern-day Walla Walla in 1847.
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) For generations Marcus Whitman has been widely viewed as an iconic figure from early Pacific Northwest history, a venerated Protestant missionary who was among 13 people killed by the Cayuse tribe near modern-day Walla Walla, Washington, in 1847. But this past year has seen a continued reappraisal of Whitman, whose actions […]
The 50 Most Visited Historic Sites in America
By Wyatt Massey, Stacker News
On 5/12/21 at 8:00 PM EDT
An unidentified person on a bench that overlooks a valley and beyond, the Hudson River, at the Vanderbilt Mansion Historic Site, Hyde Park, New York, 2018.
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From the Underground Railroad to presidential porches, historical sites offer visitors a new experience and a social studies lesson all in one. At historic sites across the nation, tourists can enter into a different time, worldview, or social status with nothing more than a park pass. We can visit some locations to pay our respects to painful pasts, and others to celebrate American icons and pioneers.