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Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Park Fun
 
A young visitor paints Indian designs on a rock.
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Visitor makes her own pictograph. You can do this at home. Get a rock and some paint. Paint a traditional design or create one of your own. What does your pictograph say to people?

Crafts You Can Do at Home

Make Indian Moccasins

Make Adobe Bricks

Make a Model of a Covered Wagon

Make a Patchwork Quilt

Woman in 1800s costume standing next to horse.
2008 Summer Event Schedule
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Beautiful white spar crystals.  

Did You Know?
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks could have been set aside solely to protect the amazing caves found here. The parks protect half of the caves more than a mile long in California, including the longest cave in the state. They contain Pleistocene-era fossils, rare minerals and unique animals.

Last Updated: October 26, 2008 at 18:53 EST