The purchase included lands south of the Gila River and west of the Rio Grande which the U.S. acquired so that it could construct a transcontinental railroad along a deep southern route, which the Southern Pacific Railroad later completed in 1881/1883.
The area was acquired largely so that the U.S. could construct a transcontinental railroad along a deep southern route, which was later completed by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1881/1883. The purchase included lands south of the Gila River and west of the Rio Grande.
The purchase included lands south of the Gila River and west of the Rio Grande. The area was acquired largely so that the U.S. could construct a transcontinental railroad along a deep southern route, which was later completed by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1881/1883.
The purchase included lands south of the Gila River and west of the Rio Grande. The area was acquired largely so that the U.S. could construct a transcontinental railroad along a deep southern route, which was later completed by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1881/1883.