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The Great Flood of 1862

  • May 6, 2014
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

In the winter of 1861-62, more than 40 days of rain and snow along North America’s western coast created severe flooding and inland seas. About a quarter of California’s cattle drowned, devastating the ranching industry and moving the state toward a plant-farming economy.

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