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Fort Yuma was a fort in California located in Imperial County, across the Colorado River from Yuma, Arizona. It was Established in 1848. It served as a stop on the Butterfield Overland Mail route from 1858 until 1861. The fort was retired from active military service on May 16, 1883, and transferred to the Department of the Interior.
The Brinley Avenue Historic District – bounded by 29–96 W. 2nd St., 198–200 S. Main, 201 S. 1st, and 102–298 Madison Aves. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places on March 10, 1994, reference #94000068. Pictured is the historic Yuma Theater located at 254 S. Main Street which was built in 1911. [10]
Fort Yuma, California, c. 1875 Steamboats on the Colorado River at Yuma, c. 1880 Yuma Crossing in 1886. The railway bridge over the Colorado River was built in 1877. The area's first settlers for thousands of years were Native American cultures and historic tribes.
The Fort Yuma Indian Reservation is a part of the Quechan's traditional lands. Established in 1884, the reservation, at 32°47′N 114°39′W / 32.783°N 114.650°W / 32.783; -114.650 , has a land area of 178.197 km 2 (68.802 sq mi) in southeastern Imperial County, California , and western Yuma County, Arizona , near the city of ...
The Yuma War was the name given to a series of United States military operations conducted in Southern California and what is today southwestern Arizona from 1850 to 1853. The Quechan (also known as Yuma) were the primary opponent of the United States Army, though engagements were fought between the Americans and other native groups in the region.
The Fort Yuma Indian Reservation is a part of the traditional lands of the Quechan people. Established in 1884 from the former Fort Yuma , the reservation, at 32°47′04″N 114°38′43″W / 32.78444°N 114.64528°W / 32.78444; -114.64528 , has a land area of 178.197 km 2 (68.802 sq mi) in southeastern Imperial County, California ...
Jaeger's Ferry was a major river ferry at the Yuma Crossing of the Colorado River in the 1850s until 1862, 1 mile below Fort Yuma. Early history of the site [ edit ]
Fort Yuma history; National Park Service – Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail; official Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area – website; Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AZ-63, "Yuma Crossing, Riverfront Area, between Prison Hill and Fourth Avenue, Yuma, Yuma County, AZ", 2 photos, 46 data pages, 2 photo caption pages