Today In SCV History: Feb. 28, 1890 – The Castaic Range War Begins
Feb 28, 2026
The so-called Castaic Range War officially erupted on Feb. 28, 1890, when two men allied with rancher William Wirt Jenkins were shot and killed in Castaic Cañon during a bitter land dispute with rival claimant William C. Chormicle. The first victims of the Castaic Range War were Dolores Cook, 36, a
California native, and George ...
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