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Marcus Whitman in D.C. to be replaced

Maleda Sims, News Reporter • February 9, 2023

In 2021, the United States Legislature voted to replace the Marcus Whitman statue that currently presides in D.C.’s National Statuary Hall with a statue of Billy Frank Jr. An advocate for Native American...

Really? Another Marcus Whitman Statue?

Alanna Sherman, Columnist • December 9, 2021

Many Whitman students and faculty have been fighting for years for the removal of the Marcus Whitman statue that stands on the outskirts of our campus. In past years, students and faculty have found a...

Walla Walla County may receive second Marcus Whitman statue

Rosa Woolsey, Copy Editor, Distributor • March 25, 2021

Walla Walla’s Marcus Whitman statue might receive company. A twin statue has resided in the National Statuary Hall in the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., for the past 70 years. Each state contributed...

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