Talk:James Gadsden

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The book "Pensacola: Florida's First Place City" has the lines (p40) "establishing his base at the Prospect Bluff fort, which he renames Fort Gadsden for his engineer and aide, Catp. James Gadsden" The "he" is Andrew Jackson--during First Seminole War and (p48)He leaves behind a well-organized government and friends Brackenridge, Call and James Gadsden." Here "behind" is Pensacola (when Jackson accepted Forida from the Spanish). I am not a historian. However it would seem natural to expand a bit on the brief comments about Gadsden's military career. There is currently a Gadsden, Alabama, and, in Pensacola, a Gadsden Street. My guess would be that the above were influential in choosing these names--of course the later Gadsden Purchase was a factor as well.