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*'''1846:''' The Mormon Battalion built Cooke's Wagon Road, south of the Gila River. The road became a favorite route across Arizona and into California for early prospectors and pioneers. | *'''1846:''' The Mormon Battalion built Cooke's Wagon Road, south of the Gila River. The road became a favorite route across Arizona and into California for early prospectors and pioneers. | ||
*'''1846:''' U.S. Military under command of Col. Alexander W. Doniphan engaged the Navajo at Bear Springs. | *'''1846:''' U.S. Military under command of Col. Alexander W. Doniphan engaged the Navajo at Bear Springs. | ||
*'''1848-1853:''' Mexico ceded land north of the Gila River, including a major portion of Arizona | *'''1848-1853:''' Mexico ceded land north of the Gila River, to the United States, including a major portion of Arizona. This became the New Mexico Territory in 1850. In 1853, the Gadsden Purchase added the area south of the Gila, though it didn't become effective until 1855. | ||
*'''1850:''' First Federal Census taken as a part of Territory of New Mexico. | *'''1850:''' First Federal Census taken as a part of Territory of New Mexico. | ||
*'''1 August 1861:''' The Confederate States of America declared Arizona territory separated from New Mexico territory which they also claimed. But the confederacy soon lost control over all Arizona and New Mexico land.<br> | *'''1 August 1861:''' The Confederate States of America declared Arizona territory separated from New Mexico territory which they also claimed. But the confederacy soon lost control over all Arizona and New Mexico land.<br> | ||