Skirmish at Light Prairie, near Arcata, CA.

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This was part of the Bald Hills War, which involved nearly every tribe in the region and ended with the nearly complete annihilation of the Wiyot people at Eureka. There were numerous wars - Salmon River War, Red Cap Uprising, Klamath War, etc. and all these were against the California state troops and vigiliantes. The one war that is remembered is the one that involved US troops - the Modoc War. So many times folks think the Modocs were the only ones who put up a fight!
 
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