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Gila River
The Gila River has
its source in the Black Range of the Gila. It is a
tributary of the Colorado River, 640 miles long flowing
through the Gila National Forest and the Gila Cliff
Dwellings National Monument. It eventually flows into
the Colorado River at Yuma, Arizona.
After the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo in 1848, the Gila
River was part of the border between the United States and
Mexico. In 1853 the Gadsden Purchase extended the
American border with Mexico many miles to the south.
Kit Carson explored the Gila seeking routes for the United
States Army to assist them in their acquisition of
California from Mexico.
Geronimo was born a short distance
from the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument. |
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