Pig War (1859)

The Pig War was a border dispute in 1859 between the U.S and Great Britain over the San Juan Island on the U.S-British border. This island is occupied by both British and American citizens. In 1859, a pig owned by a British employee of Charles Griffin got onto the farm of an American farmer named Lyman Cutlar. The pig fed on Lyman's potatoes and this made him kill the pig.This started a land dispute between the two countries and almost caused another war as tension rose.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Proposed boundaries: Blue: US proposal, red. British proposal, green: compromise

References

↑ Johnson, Ben. "The Pig War of 1859". Historic UK. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
↑ "The Pig War of 1859". Seabright Farm Cottages. 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2018-04-10.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "The Pig War". San Juan Island National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service). 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2018-04-10.

[Johnson-1] Johnson, Ben. "The Pig War of 1859". Historic UK. Retrieved 2018-04-10.

[Seabright_Farm_Cottages_2017-2] "The Pig War of 1859". Seabright Farm Cottages. 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2018-04-10.^{[permanent dead link]}

[San_Juan_Island_National_Historical_Park_(U.S._National_Park_Service)_2016-3] "The Pig War". San Juan Island National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service). 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2018-04-10.

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