Marcus Whitman Statue
Marcus Whitman (1802-1847) was a medical missionary and early pioneer of the Oregon Territory. He is remembered mostly for helping to lead the first large party of wagon trains along the Oregon Trail, establishing it as a viable route for the thousands of emigrants who used the trail in the following decade. Whitman's mission site, established in 1836, is located near present day Walla Walla. Whitman College and Whitman County are named after him.
Designed by Avard Fairbanks and dedicated in 1953, the statue of Marcus Whitman is one of Washington's selections to appear in the Hall of Statues in Washington, D.C.; Mother Joseph is the state's second selection by the Legislature in 1980.