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| Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print | | Mesilla in Dona Ana County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest) |
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The Gadsden Purchase Celebration
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By Julie Szabo, February 12, 2008 | |
| | | 1. The Gadsden Purchase Marker | | |
Inscription. The Gadsden Purchase celebration held at Mesilla New Mexico in 1854.
By A. J. Fountain Sr.
Marker series. This marker is included in the Markers with Artwork marker series.
Location. 32° 16.447′ N, 106° 47.715′ W. Marker is in Mesilla, New Mexico, in Dona Ana County. Marker is on Calle de Parian, on the left when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mesilla NM 88046, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Head Quarters, Dept. of New Mexico (here, next to this marker); All Servicemen and Women (here, next to this marker); Plaza de Mesilla (here, next to this marker); Butterfield Overland Trail (a few steps from this marker); La Mesilla (within shouting distance of this marker); Doņa Ana County Courthouse and Jail (within shouting distance of this marker).
More about this marker. One of five plaques on a monument in Mesilla's town square.
Also see . . . The Gadsden Purchase–Odd Land Deal. “The territory desired by Gadsden and his group was then a sort of no mans land, experiencing frequent Indian raids. The United States wanted to make certain “boundary adjustments;” Mexico needed money and wanted a settlement of her Indian claims against the United States; and Gadsden and his friends wanted a route for their railroad. In 1852 Gadsden agreed to pay Santa Ana $10,000,000 for a strip of territory south of the Gila River and lying in what is now southwestern New Mexico and southern Arizona.” (Submitted on April 13, 2008.)
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By Julie Szabo, February 12, 2008 | |
| | | 2. Plaque is on reverse side of this monument. | | |
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By Julie Szabo, February 12, 2008 | |
| | | 3. The marker and flags | | |
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| Credits. This page originally submitted on April 10, 2008, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. This page has been viewed 871 times since then. This page was the Marker of the Week April 13, 2008. Photos: 1, 2, 3. Submitted on April 10, 2008, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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