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Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park, Yuma, AZ

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Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park

A preserved 1870s territorial prison ruin on a bluff above the Colorado River, with nearby Quartermaster's Depot buildings.

220 N. Prison Hill Road, Yuma, AZ 85364 · Yuma, AZ

About Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park

This Arizona State Parks site preserves the remains of the territory's first prison on a bluff over the Colorado River, a few miles west of where the Gila joins it. Visitors can walk through the original strap iron cells and solitary chamber and see areas where prisoners spent their time in the desert. Buildings from the nearby Yuma Quartermaster's Depot also remain a short distance west. The prison housed many kinds of offenders, including the stagecoach robber Pearl Hart. It operated for about 33 years before inmates were moved to a new facility in Florence.

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  • #Arizona history
  • #Yuma
  • #Colorado River
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