Yuma Crossing
Posted by: 
leadhiker
N 32° 43.527 W 114° 37.503
11S E 722569 N 3623345
This is one of the older Arizona Highway Department markers.
Waymark Code: WM8VVG
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 05/18/2010
Views: 20
Inscription:
From 1850 to 1877 all travelers crossing the Colorado River used the ferry. Several operated between the mouth of the Gila River and Pilot Knob. Steamboats arrived on the river in 1850 and the first railroad bridge was built in 1877.
Marker Name: Yuma Crossing
Type of history commemorated: Place
County: Yuma
Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker:
unknown
Year placed: unknown
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