Fort Yuma

Fort Yuma was a historic fort in California, located across the Colorado River from Yuma, Arizona.

First established November 27, 1850, near the Gila River on the Arizona side, it was moved in 1850 to across the river from Yuma, Arizona. Fort Yuma was on the Butterfield Overland Mail route from 1858 until 1861. The fort was abandoned May 16, 1883 and transferred to the Department of the Interior. The Fort Yuma Indian School and a mission now occupy the site.

Sources

• California State Military Museum. Historic California Posts: Fort Yuma. (reprinted by CSMM with permission from Old Forts of the Far West, 1965) (accessed August 22, 2006).