The Shot Heard ’Round the Pigpen: The Pig War of 1859

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Lindsay and Madison discuss the Great Pig War of 1859, as well as the importance of proper documentation, why you shouldn’t kill out of anger, and how to almost cause a war between two superpowers.

Information pulled from the following sources

• 2025 All That’s Interesting article by Kaleega Fraga

• 2024 Salish Current blog post by Richard Arlin Walker

• 2023 The Archive post by Lee D’Amato

• 2022 A Bit About Britain post by Anne Clare

• 2022 BBC Travel article by Brendan Sainsbury

• 2022 Historic Mysteries post by Kurt Readman

• 2022 PBS post

• 2022 Tara Ross blog post

• 2021 The Canadian Encyclopedia article by Taylor C. Noakes

• 2020 Canadian History Ehx blog post by Craig Baird

• 2017 Atlas Obscura article by Sarah Laskow

• 2015 Historic UK post by Ben Johnson

• 2015 History of War blog post by Frances White

• 2015 J Mark Powell blog post

• 2006 History Link Essay by Rebecca Smith

• 2004 History Link Essay by Kit Oldham

• Lakedale Resort blog post

• National Park Service

• Wikipedia

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