4-Ton Marcus Whitman Statue at WA Capitol Still in Need of New Home

4-ton Marcus Whitman statue at WA Capitol still in need of new home

The task of relocating Marcus Whitman’s statue in the Washington state Capitol is becoming a chore. Read more...

4-ton Marcus Whitman statue at WA Capitol still in need of new home • Washington State Standard

A bronze Marcus Whitman statue in the Washington state Capitol building weighs over 9,000 pounds with its stone base. (Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero/Washington State Standard)The task of relocating Marcus Whitman’s statue in the Washington state Capitol is becoming a chore. Whitman was a doctor and missionary in the 1800s. His role in the displacement of Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest has been scrutinized in recent decades. It’s been chall…