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Historic site in Arizona and California, US in Yuma, Arizona. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Yuma Crossing is a site in Arizona and California that is significant for its association with transportation and communication across the Colorado River. It connected New Spain and Las Californias in the Spanish Colonial period in and also during the Western expansion of the United States. Features of the Arizona side include the Yuma Quartermaster Depot and Yuma Territorial Prison. Features on the California Side include Fort Yuma, which protected the area from 1850 to 1885.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Banks of the Colorado River, Yuma, AZ |
| County | Yuma County |
| Listed | Nov 13, 1966 |
| Reference number | 66000197 |
| Type of place | river crossing |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 14 buildings, 3 structures, 1 sites |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Banks of the Colorado River, Yuma, AZ |
| Coordinates | 32.73248, -114.61736 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Joshua Tree National Park · 108 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | T.K. Jones Campground And Boat Launch 14 mi · Midway Campground 17 mi · Roadrunner Campground 32 mi |
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Nearby in Yuma County
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000197. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.