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The Mussel Slough Massacre

The Mussel Slough Massacre

Dr. History's Tales of the Old West

April 30, 202422m 57s

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Show Notes

The Southern Pacific encouraged settlers to farm and improve on their land grants with the understanding they would be able to buy it for from $2.50 to $5 per acre. When the railroad raised that price to $25 and $35 an acre, the farmers revolted. They were being evicted from the land they had worked for years. In the end the railroad won.

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