Sheep Wars, 1873-1921
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Name (Latin)
Sheep Wars, 1873-1921
Other forms of name
Sheep Raids, 1873-1921
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MARC
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Wikidata:
Q7492431
Library of congress:
sh 95001599
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: NUCMC data from Wyo. St. Archives for Brooks, B.B. Papers, 1905-1911(Sheep raids; range wars)
- Dict. of Am. hist.:p. 273 (SHEEP WARS, range battles between cattle and sheep ranchers. Although some of the confrontations were undoubtedly caused merely by disputes over land and water rights, the main causes for the wars resulted from the fact that the grazing habits of sheep destroyed the range, sometimes making the lands unusable to cattle herds for months. Moreover, sheep polluted watering places used by cattle ... By 1875 clashes between cattlemen and sheepmen were regular occurrences along the New Mexico-Texas boundary ... In Colorado, Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana many cowboys and shepherds were killed in the bitter wars, along with thousands of sheep ... The sheep wars subsided only when the disputed areas were occupied by landowners and with the fencing of the open range.)
- O'Neal, B. Cattlemen vs. sheepherders, 1989:p. 15-16 (Chronology of hostilities; first year 1873, last year 1921)
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Wikipedia description:
The sheep wars, or the sheep and cattle wars, were a series of armed conflicts in the Western United States fought between sheepmen and cattlemen over grazing rights. Sheep wars occurred in many western states, though they were most common in Texas, Arizona, and the border region of Wyoming and Colorado. Generally, the cattlemen saw the sheepherders as invaders who destroyed the public grazing lands, which they had to share on a first-come, first-served basis. Between 1870 and 1920, approximately 120 engagements occurred in eight states or territories. At least 54 men were killed and some 50,000 to over 100,000 sheep were slaughtered.
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