Marcus Whitman statue will soon have a new home in WA Capitol • Washington State Standard

Marcus Whitman statue will soon have a new home in WA Capitol • 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)Visitors to the Washington state Capitol won’t be greeted by the towering figure of missionary Marcus Whitman much longer. He’s getting moved from the north entryway down the hall in the next few months to make way for a statue of Native American leader Billy Frank Jr. seated on…