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From 1864, the Yuma Quartermaster Depot, today a state historic park, supplied all forts in present-day Arizona, as well as large parts of Colorado and New Mexico. After Arizona became a separate territory, Yuma became the county seat for Yuma County in 1871, replacing La Paz County, the first seat. Arizona City was renamed Yuma in 1873.
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It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. [1]
Yuma first appeared on the 1860 U.S. Census as the village of "Arizonia" (Arizona City) in what was then Arizona County, New Mexico Territory (see Arizona City (Yuma, Arizona) for details). It returned as Arizona City in 1870 and then became Yuma in 1873. On April 12, 1902, the village of Yuma was incorporated as a town. [26]
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The town post office was restored with the return of mail service on October 1, 1866, but with the name of Yuma. On October 28, 1869, it was renamed Arizona City. By 1870, the population of Arizona City had risen to 1,144. [4] In 1871, it became the county seat of Yuma County, replacing La Paz. Finally both the post office and city took the ...
The Yuma City Hall is a historic building in Yuma, Arizona. It was built in 1921, and it served as Yuma's city hall for many years. [2] It was designed by Lyman & Place in the Spanish Colonial Revival architectural style. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 7, 1982. [1]
For Castle Dome Landing, Mexican Independence Day on September 16 was the main draw. [2] [3] [4] [6] By some accounts, the population of the town peaked at over 3,000 people, [7] and rivaled Yuma in size as of 1880, almost becoming Yuma County's namesake. [3] Other sources put the full-time residents at only 50. [2]