San Juan Islands, WA

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Record Data

Place Unit Type

Location or Site

Containing Unit

Washington Territory

Events

Date		Type
07/05/1860	Colonel William Harney turns over command of the Department of Oregon after being ordered home	Battles/Soldiers
06/15/1859	Lyman Cutlar shoots Charles Griffin's pig on San Juan Island touching off "the Pig War"	Battles/Soldiers
07/09/1859	Ninth U.S. Infantry troops under Captain George Picket occupy San Juan Island as the "Pig War" escalates	Battles/Soldiers

People

Documents

Date	Title
09/21/1859	New York Times, “Gen. Scott’s Mission,” September 21, 1859

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