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Frenchtown Partners is a coalition of interested parties under the leadership of Frenchtown Historical Foundation, dedicated to preserving and interpreting the site of the 1855 Battle of Walla Walla, the 1876 St. Rose of Lima Mission and Cemetery established on the grounds of the historic battlefield, and the heart of Frenchtown in the Walla Walla Valley. The Frenchtown Historic Site, 8364 Old Highway 12, Walla Walla, is located on US 12 approximately 8 miles west of Walla Walla, two miles west of the Whitman Mission, and one mile west of Frenchtown Road, with an entrance on Old Highway 12.
See the News link for preservation and interpretation activities, including the Frenchtown Rendezvous--Salmon Bake, Raffle, & Cultural Gathering planned for October 8, 2011, as well as photos and details of the Grand Opening of the Frenchtown Site and Commemoration of the Bicentennial of the Opening of the Fur Trade in the Walla Walla area on July 9, 2011, and the December 11, 2010 Opening and Dedication of the site. See also links for Membership, Contacts, Introduction to the Site, History of Frenchtown, Local Tribes, the Battle of Walla Walla, Saint Rose Mission, Saint Rose Cemetery, Landscape & Wildlife, site brochure & map, and related links.
The Frenchtown Historical Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, is currently raising funds for additional interpretive facilities, restoration of native vegetation, and maintenance for the twenty-seven acres comprising the upper portion of the Frenchtown site. The lower portion of the site, consisting of 30 acres, remains a natural area. In addition to its capital campaign for interpretive facilities, the foundation offers general memberships to help fund management of the site.
To get to Frenchtown from new Highway 12, turn south on Frenchtown Road at the sign for the Frenchtown Historic Site approximately eight miles west of Walla Walla, turn right at Old Highway 12 and go one mile to the entrance drive on the right. Coming from Walla Walla on Old Highway 12, continue west past the Whitman Mission site one mile to the historical markers at Frenchtown Road and continue another mile west on Old Highway 12 to the Frenchtown entrance. Click Here for a map.
