Peter Skene Ogden
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Peter Skene Ogden was a British-Canadian fur trader and an early explorer of what is now British Columbia and the Western United States. During his many expeditions, he explored parts of Oregon, Washi
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Historical marker at Peter Skene Ogden State Scenic Viewpoint in Oregon
Whitman massacre
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The Whitman massacre was the killing of American missionaries Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, along with eleven others, on November 29, 1847. They were killed by a small group of Cayuse men who suspected
Peter Skene Ogden
…1847, Ogden averted an Indian war and successfully negotiated for the lives of 49 settlers taken as slaves by the Cayuse and Umatilla Indians after the Whitman massacre. Ogden retired to Oregon City, Oregon, with one of his several Native American wives. His contact with native tribes led him to write a memoir, Traits…
A Cayuse tribe member
View of Waiilatpu and the site of the Whitman's mission today
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Narcissa Whitman