An immigrant train passing through Oregon territory…

November 1847 CE

An immigrant train passing through Oregon territory in 1847 leaves a measles epidemic in its wake, killing half the Cayuse tribe, which triggers a series of skirmishes between the survivors and the new Oregonians.

Cayuse warriors massacre Whitman, his family and twelve others at Waiilatpu in 1847.

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Upper Walla Walla Umatilla Oregon United States View →

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Marcus Whitman View → Narcissa Whitman View →

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Cayuse people (Amerind tribe) View → Oregon Country (claimed by (U.S.A. and Britain) View →

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Indian Wars in Upper North America View → Oregon Trail View → “Manifest Destiny” and American Expansion; 1840-1851 View →

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Public health View → Conflict View → Mayhem View → Faith View → Movements View →

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