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Fort Yuma
Fort Yuma
is a
fort
in
California
that is located in
Imperial County
, across the
Colorado River
from
Yuma, Arizona
. It was on the
Butterfield Overland Mail
route from 1858 until 1861 and was abandoned May 16, 1883, and transferred to the
Department of the Interior
. The Fort Yuma Indian School and the
Saint Thomas Yuma Indian Mission
now occupy the site. It is one of the "associated sites" listed as
Yuma Crossing and Associated Sites
on the
National Register of Historic Places
in the
Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area
. In addition, it is registered as
California Historical Landmark
#806.
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