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What: "The Third Anglo-American War, or the Pig War: How a Wayward British Pig Determined the Boundary between the United States and Canada"

When: Noon to 1 p.m., Thursday, July 11; doors open at 11:30 a.m.

Where: Columbia Room, Legislative Building (visitor info)

Details: As late as 1872, the border between the United States and Canada was disputed, particularly in the San Juan Islands. Dr. Thomas "Brim" Smith will tell the story about how a fight between an American settler and the Hudson's Bay Co. over a pig in a potato patch would escalate, bringing land and naval forces of the United States and the United Kingdom to Washington Territory.

The lecture is sponsored by the Department of Enterprise Services Capitol Visitor Services Volunteer Program.

Free and open to the public. See the full list of upcoming events.

The Department of Enterprise Services manages the 486‐acre Washington State Capitol Campus. Each year, we support more than 400 public and private events and welcome an estimated 400,000 visitors. The historic Capitol Campus includes five parks, 18 monuments and works of art, Capitol Lake-Deschutes Estuary and an internationally accredited arboretum.