The Gadsden Purchase:Odd Land Deal ^^^ FYI History ***

http://www.progress.org/gads.htm ^ | 1852 | James Gadsden (1788-1858)

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

It may make you yawn but its significant history

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[LowOiL]

I liked it, thanks for posting A.T.

[Az Joe]

During the Civl War the area became a part of the Confederate States of America as a western territory with the Confederate flag being raised over Tucson.

Also, there was some discussion of drawing the southern boundry so that Arizona would have a seaport at the Gulf Of CA, but Mexico wanted a land route to Baja CA.

God that would have been great!!

[Chad Fairbanks]

A great read. Thanks.

[Az Joe]

Didn't the Gadsen Purchase add the last piece of territory to the original 48 states?

[Miss Marple]

Thanks! And it's not about sports!

[So Cal Rocket]

[Pharmboy]

Don't forget about the Gadsden Flag:

[Procyon]

The Gadsden Purchase also cured a defect in the original treaty which defined the US-Mexico boundary as extending from a point on the Rio Grande north of El Paso west to and along the Gila River. It was a mapmaker's error, as you can see the Gila River is further north than thought, so the border was undefined.

The acquisition of land allowed the surveying of a transcontinental railroad along a southern route wholely within the United States. But Congress was split and thus unable to agree on the route. It took the Civil War and the secession of the southern states and their senators and congressmen to allow the remaining Northerners to adopt Lincoln's proposal of the route through Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah and Nevada to California.

How different history would have been if the South had been able to use a transcontinental railroad to extend the Confederacy and slavery to the Pacific.

[Unknowing]

I would like to procure a nice sticker of the Gadsden flag, for the adornment of my automobile, and to display on some of the exterior glass surfaces around my home.

[Pharmboy]

I fly my 3x5 foot Gadsden along with the Betsy Ross Stars and Stripes on the anniversary of important RevWar dates, like Bunker Hill, Saratoga, etc.

[Drammach]

No Yawner to me!

I prefer an educational break in what sometimes seems to be a never-ending stream of politics.
( Yes, it's a conservative forum, but sheesh! Give it a break once in a while! )

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[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***Southern railroads ***

I always thought it was for a stage coach line! I learn something new every day!

[alphadog]

"Also, there was some discussion of drawing the southern boundry so that Arizona would have a seaport at the Gulf Of CA, but Mexico wanted a land route to Baja CA."

Now, Mexico has "seaports" all the way to Cleveland...

[Oorang]

Do you remember where you purchased your Gadsden flag? I ordered one online and when I received it I was too embarrassed to fly it. It was so cheaply made; cheap, cheesy fabric.

[Oorang]

Thanks. Interesting bit o' history.

[Lael]

Thanks. Interesting bit o' history

From the point of view of Arizona politics, it was a disaster.

We got that hotbed of DemocRAT politics...Tucson.

It even played a part in the Gunfight at the OK Coral. The Earps were Republican and sent in to back the Mining Interests, the Clantons backed the Cattle rustling Ranchers. The rest, as they say, was History.

Earps vs. Clantons = Republicans vs. Democrats!

That's all you need to know about that incident!

[Pharmboy]

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