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Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park

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Address220,Prison Hill Rd,Yuma,85364,United StatesWebsitehttps://azstateparks.com/yuma-territorialDescriptionSitting on a bluff overlooking the Colorado River, three miles west of the confluence of the Colorado and the historic Gila River, stand the ruins of Arizona’s famous Territorial Prison, and a short distance west are the remaining buildings that served as a part of the Yuma Quartermaster's Depot. Fernando de Alarcon, who accompanied Coronado on his search for the Seven Cities of Cibola, passed this site in 1540. Padre Kino saw the present location of the Prison and the Quartermaster's Depot in 1683, and Padre Graces established a mission directly across the river and was later killed there by the Indians in 1781. Yuma began to experience the American westward surge when countless immigrants crossed by ferry from Yuma on their way to the California gold fields in 1849. In 1850, a military post was established at Yuma, and when rich placer gold strikes on the Colorado River precipitated a gold rush in 1858, Yuma experienced a boom. In 1871 Yuma incorporated and became the county seat of Yuma County. The Territorial Prison was authorized by the Legislature in 1875 and $25,000 was budgeted for the project. Ground was broken on April 28, 1876, and some of the prisoners were pressed into service to build their cells. The first seven inmates moved into the facility on July 1, 1876. The Prison held a variety of law violators, including the legendary stagecoach robber Pearl Hart. The Prison continued in operation for 33 years when, due to overcrowding, all inmates were moved to a new facility in Florence, Arizona.City or TownYumaGeographic FeatureYuma Territorial PrisonCountyYuma CountyStateArizonaCountryUnited StatesGeographic Coordinates^[1]

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Entrance to the Yuma Territorial Prison in Yuma

Guard tower at the Yuma Territorial Prison in Yuma

Pearl Hart (1871-?)

Pearl Hart, a prisoner at the Yuma Territorial Prison in Yuma

Silhouette of the guard tower at the Yuma Territorial Prison in Yuma

Yuma Territorial Prison State Park in Yuma

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Arizona Territorial Prison : prison history

Arizona Territorial Prison : prison officials and guards

Biennial report of the Board of Control of Arizona 1903-1904

Building Inspection Report: Arizona Territorial Prison Historical Monument

The Arizona Territorial Prison at Yuma; a complete alphabetical list of prisoners and a brief prison history of individuals from #1 to #1100, covering the years 1876-1895. Also a detailed story of the prison from the year 1876-1895

The prison chronicle : Yuma Territorial Prison's colorful past

Yuma Territorial Prison Cemetery

Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park

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Arizona Highways, 2022-05

The Arizona Graphic, 1900-01-27

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Yuma

Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park

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List of prisoners in confinement, Territorial Prison, Yuma, Arizona, January 31, 1903

Report of the Construction Committee

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History of Arizona Territory Showing its Resources and Advantages

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Pearl Hart

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