America Paid $10 Million for a Desert — Just for a Railroad

In 1853 America paid Mexico $10 million for a strip of desert in what is now southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico — not for gold, not for oil, but for a railroad. The best southern route ran through that land, and buying it drew America's final southern border. Watch the full Short on YouTube: https://youtube.com/shorts/3dP8Tk_sICQ — Read more on our blog: https://factsversedaily.blogspot.com — FactsVerse Daily, mind-blowing facts every day.#GadsdenPurchase #moneyfacts #Arizona #Americanhistory #USA #FactsVerseDaily