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  • Fort Yuma
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  • Fort Yuma is a fort in California that is located in Imperial County, across the Colorado River from Yuma, Arizona. It was on the Butterfield Overland Mail route from 1858 until 1861 and was abandoned May 16, 1883, and transferred to the Department of the Interior. The Fort Yuma Indian School and the Saint Thomas Yuma Indian Mission now occupy the site. It is one of the "associated sites" listed as Yuma Crossing and Associated Sites on the National Register of Historic Places in the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area. In addition, it is registered as California Historical Landmark #806.
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Garrison
Built
  • 1851
Partof
open to public
  • Yes
Events
  • --11-13
Name
  • Fort Yuma
Type
  • Outpost
Caption
  • Fort Yuma in 1875.
Occupants
Commanders
Battles
Condition
  • Restored
Ownership
  • Federal government of the United States
used
  • 1851
Latitude
  • 32.731714
Longitude
  • -114.615508
controlledby
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs
Builder
Materials
  • Adobe, Wood
Location
  • Imperial County, California, USA
abstract
  • Fort Yuma is a fort in California that is located in Imperial County, across the Colorado River from Yuma, Arizona. It was on the Butterfield Overland Mail route from 1858 until 1861 and was abandoned May 16, 1883, and transferred to the Department of the Interior. The Fort Yuma Indian School and the Saint Thomas Yuma Indian Mission now occupy the site. It is one of the "associated sites" listed as Yuma Crossing and Associated Sites on the National Register of Historic Places in the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area. In addition, it is registered as California Historical Landmark #806.