The Louisiana Purchase opened up the United States at the time to the Midwest
The Great Depression was the worsteconomic crisis in U.S. history. From 1931 to 1940 unemployment was always in double digits. ... Those war jobs seemingly took care of the 17 million unemployed in 1939. Most historians have therefore cited the massive spending during wartime as the event that ended the Great Depression
Depending on what mjesurement it is in miles its like about 2.4 miles