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    What if Arizona had a coast?

    Well you're right, I mixed up my sources so I have to take the L. I concede the argument.
  2. Bear Ribs

    What if Arizona had a coast?

    Notice the complete lack of actual references. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Isabel,_Texas Port Isabel became an important cotton-exporting port before the American Civil War. The harbor, town and lighthouse all were fought over and exchanged hands during the Civil War...
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    What if Arizona had a coast?

    Quit. Lying. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Luis_R%C3%ADo_Colorado San Luis Río Colorado was once an important inland port for steamers traveling the Colorado from the Gulf of California. Since the early 1900s the Colorado has been completely or nearly completely drained for irrigation...
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    What if Arizona had a coast?

    We probably need a picture to explain it to you. This is the Colorado River at the Mexico Border: Due to California sucking down all the water, the river hasn't actually reached the ocean in well over half a century ( I believe technically some trickles made it through in 2009 or something...
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    What if Arizona had a coast?

    There's still an extremely massive advantage to going to Arizona's coast. The extra distance is minor, but once at the mouth of the river cargo can be transferred to river barges and towed upstream for a tiny fraction of the cost of putting it on trains. San Diego by contrast is going to have...
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