mission station was attacked by the nimiipuu people. Native friends at Lapwai, including leaders Timothy and Thunder Eyes, helped protect the Spaldings. Marcus and Narcissa Whitman were killed in Walla Walla at the Whitman mission. The Spaldings stayed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A.T. Smith until the summer or fall of 1848. In 1848, the Spaldings moved to Willamette Valley, in what is now Oregon. They settled on a claim near Brownsville along the Calapooia River. In 1848, Spalding was hired as the first teacher of Tualatin Academy. Death Eliza Spalding died of tuberculosis near Brownsville, Oregon on January 7, 1851. Her tombstone, among other sentiments, was engraved with words from Henry: "Mrs. Spalding was respected and esteemed by all, and no one had greater or better influence over the Indians". Henry returned to Lapwai in 1862 to teach. He was buried there after his death in 1874. Spalding's remains were moved and interred next to her husband at the Spalding Cemetery in Lapwai, located within the Nez Perce National Historical Park. The cemetery is also called the Lapwai Mission Cemetery and is located near the Spalding Mission. Spalding Mission site A tablet was installed by the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) in 1923 that commemorated the Spalding Mission, near Watson's Store Road and 403 Road in Spalding, Idaho (Coordinates ). Spalding was named for Spalding's husband Henry. A marker was also placed at the nearby Spalding Home Site. The DAR lobbied the state for the mission site to become a memorial park, which was established as Spalding Memorial State Park in 1936. A memorial grove of trees was designed by W.S. Thornber, the Idaho Bureau of Highways landscape engineer. Twenty-two species remain, including, pine, spruce, oak, and sequoia trees. Since 1965, it is now part of the Nez Perce National Historical Park. The site was excavated by University of Idaho archaeologiests in 1974. Notes References Sources Further reading External links Eliza Hart Spalding Letters (1833–1850), Presbyterian Historical Society Eliza Hart Spalding Diary ( February 1, 1836 to June 8, 1840), Washington State University 1807 births 1851 deaths History of Walla Walla County, Washington American Presbyterian missionaries People from Lewiston, Idaho Presbyterian missionaries in the United States People from Forest Grove, Oregon Oregon pioneers People from Lapwai, Idaho People from Brownsville, Oregon