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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.
Location of Yuma County in Arizona. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Yuma County, Arizona. 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 ...
The Yuma County Fair takes place annually in the spring at the fairgrounds in Yuma. On New Year's Eve 2018, the town of Yuma dropped a head of iceberg lettuce from the town's water tower, to symbolize the beginning of the new year, much like the ball drop in New York City's Times Square. This is known as the "Iceberg Drop". [46]
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]
Get the Yuma, AZ local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days. ... Florida town's 50-foot-tall debris pile from Hurricanes Helene, Milton finally gone. ... Today's top weather news for ...
Dome (O'odham: Hi:lo) is a ghost town located in Yuma County, in southwestern Arizona, United States.It is located in the Dome Valley south of the Gila River.Originally Swiveler's Station, 20 miles (32 km) east of Fort Yuma on the Butterfield Overland Mail route, a post office was established here in 1858.
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 ...
Yuma Lettuce Days is an annual festival occurring in Yuma, Arizona during late February and early March. Due to the sunny desert climate and availability of water from the Colorado River, Yuma has become a major supplier of winter produce in the United States. [1]