1/11/1997
6/6/2017
Landmark information
- Location:
5833 14th Ave, between Everett and Elder Aves, 1.5mi SE of Hardwick - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
1/11/1997 - Date Most Recently Visited:
6/6/2017 - GPS Coordinates:
N 36 23.332, W 119 42.535
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Mussel Slough Tragedy
Here on May 11, 1880, during a dispute over land titles between settlers and railroad, a fight broke out during which seven men lost lives -- two deputy U.S. Marshalls and five ranchers. Legal struggle over titles finally compromised.