| Arizona (Pinal County), Gila River — Gadsden Purchase |
| | The Gila River north of this site marked the international border of the United States and Mexico from 1848 to 1854. James Gadsden negotiated to purchase 38,000 Sq. miles of "wild country" for $15 million in gold. Amended to $10 million for 29,640 Sq. miles, the Gadsden Purchase maintained southern railroad and wagon routes but preserved Mexico's link to Baja, California. Today the Gadsden Purchase comprises 24 percent of Arizona's total land area. — Map (db m33689) HM |
| Arizona (Pinal county), Gila River — Gadsden Purchase |
| | The Gila River north of this site marked the international border of the United States and Mexico from 1848 to 1854. James Gadsden negotiated to purchase 38,000 SQ. Miles of "wild country" for $15 million in gold. Amended to $10 million for 29,640 Sq. miles, the Gadsden Purchase maintained southern railroad and wagon routes but preserved Mexico's link to Baja, California. Today the Gadsden Purchase comprises 24 percent of Arizona's total land area. — Map (db m33692) HM |
| Arizona (Pinal county), Gila River — Gila River Indian Reservation — (Established 1859) |
| | Here the first Government Indian School was established for Pimas and Maricopas in 1871, with Rev. Charles H. Cook as teacher. It was the location of Pima villages, friendly resting place for travelers during the Mexican War and the Gold Rush. It was also the birth place of Ira Hayes, a Pima, one of the U.S. Marines in the famed Flag-Raising
at Iwo Jima. — Map (db m33688) HM |
| Arizona (Pinal County), Gila River — Gila River Indian Reservation — (Established 1859) |
| | Here the first Government Indian School was established for Pimas and Maricopas in 1871, with Rev. Charles H. Cook as teacher. It was the location of Pima villages, friendly resting place for travelers during the Mexican War and the Gold Rush. It was also the birth place of Ira Hayes, a Pima, one of the U.S. Marines in the famed Flag-Raising
at Iwo Jima. — Map (db m33691) HM |
| Arizona (Pinal County), Gila River — Gila River Internment Center - Rivers, Arizona |
| | Rivers, Arizona
Gila River Indian Community land was selected by the United States Government as one of ten camp sites and construction was started without the permission of the community. The permit for the United States Government to use the tribal land was reluctantly granted on October 7, 1942, two months after the internees were moved in.
The Gila River Indian community brought claims against the United States in 1971 for failure to comply with the terms of the permit agreed to . . . — Map (db m34537) HM |
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