▁came ▁from . ▁Americans ▁file d ▁claims ▁on ▁the ▁land ▁vac ated . ▁What ▁was ▁left ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁continued ▁on ▁the ▁best ▁they ▁could ▁" close ▁kn it ” ▁French - spe aking ▁Catholic , ▁under ▁an ▁infl ux ▁of ▁new com ers ▁and ▁difficult ▁circumstances ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁ 8 0 ' s . ▁The ▁original ▁Saint ▁Rose ▁C emetery ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 . ▁The ▁original ▁mission ▁cabin ▁was ▁burn ed ▁during ▁the ▁war ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 5 . ▁A ▁log ▁chap el ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁Mc Bean ▁land ▁claim ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁and ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁site ▁on ▁the ▁river . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁the ▁river ▁bur ial s ▁were ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁hill ▁at ▁the ▁F ren cht own ▁site ▁and ▁the ▁Saint ▁Rose ▁of ▁Lima ▁Mission ▁Church ▁was ▁ere cted ▁on ▁the ▁lower ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁site , ▁which ▁served ▁the ▁French - Can ad ian ▁community ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁until ▁about ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁Near by ▁Wal la ▁Wal la ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁and ▁was ▁for ▁a ▁while ▁the ▁largest ▁community ▁in ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁Washington . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁F ren cht own ▁was ▁renamed ▁to ▁Low den . ▁ ▁The ▁F ren cht own ▁Historic ▁Foundation ▁was ▁first ▁conce ived ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁to ▁re h abil itate ▁this ▁important ▁pre colon ial ▁Pacific