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Gadsden had become the president of the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company in 1839; about a decade later, the company had laid 136 miles (219 km) of track extending west from Charleston, South Carolina, and was $3 million (equivalent to $85 million in 2023 [4]) in debt.
James Gadsden (May 15, 1788 – December 26, 1858) [1] was an American diplomat, soldier and businessman after whom the Gadsden Purchase is named, pertaining to land which the United States bought from Mexico, and which became the southern portions of Arizona and New Mexico.
Gadsden Purchase of 1853; Historical political divisions of the United States in the present State of Arizona: Unorganized territory created by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 1848–1850 Compromise of 1850; State of Deseret (extralegal), 1849–1850; Territory of New Mexico, 1850–1912 Gadsden Purchase of 1853; American Civil War, 1861–1865
The conflict with Mexico ended in 1848. In 1854, the United States purchased the region from Mexico in what is known as the Gadsden Purchase. [5] In 1870, a Group of vigilantes from Tucson massacred 200 Apache women, children and elders at Aravaipa Creek. Those who survived the massacre moved to the San Carlos Reservation. [1]
Gadsden Mayor Craig Ford, left, makes a point during his "State of the City" presentation Nov. 7, 2023, at The Venue at Coosa Landing in Gadsden. At right is local radio personality J. Holland ...
In 1854, Tucson, along with much of the surrounding area, was purchased from Mexico by the United States in the Gadsden Purchase and was made part of the New Mexico Territory. President Lincoln created the Arizona Territory in 1863, and Tucson was named capitol from 1867 to 1877.
The Barbarian Challenge originated in 2011; the City of Gadsden purchased the rights in 2015 and has conducted it since (the 2020 event was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic).
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