Today In SCV History: Feb. 28, 1890 - The Castaic Range War Begins
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Today In SCV History: Feb. 28, 1890
Today In SCV History: Feb. 28, 1890 - The Castaic Range War Begins
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Today In SCV History: Feb. 28, 1890
Source: KHTS Hometown Station
Date: 02/28/2026 9:00am
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Today in SCV History: The Castaic Range War Begins with Fatal Shootings on Feb. 28, 1890
The Castaic Range War began on Feb. 28, 1890, when a violent clash over disputed land claims in Castaic Cañon left two men, Dolores Cook and George Walton, dead. The confrontation stemmed from overlapping railroad land grants and a bitter rivalry between ranchers William Wirt Jenkins and William C. Chormicle. Although Chormicle and an associate were acquitted after a lengthy trial, the feud continued for decades, ultimately claiming more than 20 lives.
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