Fort Yuma

Fort Yuma
Part of Department of the West
Imperial County, California, USA
Fort Yuma in 1875
Coordinates	32°43′55″N 114°36′58″W / 32.732°N 114.616°W / 32.732; -114.616
Type	Outpost
Site information
Owner	Federal government of the United States
Controlled by	Bureau of Indian Affairs
Open to the public	Yes
Condition	Restored
Site history
Built	1851
Built by	United States Army
In use	1851–83
Materials	Adobe, Wood
Battles/wars	Yuma War Mohave War American Civil War
Garrison information
Past commanders	Samuel P. Heintzelman George Henry Thomas[1]
Garrison	1st Dragoons 2nd Infantry Regiment 6th Infantry Regiment Quartermaster Corps 1st California Infantry
Occupants	United States Army Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Part of	Yuma Crossing and Associated Sites
Reference no.	66000197[2]
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Designated	November 13, 1966[2]
Part of	Yuma Crossing and Associated Sites
California Historical Landmark
Reference no.	806[3]

Fort Yuma was a fort in California located in Imperial County, across the Colorado River from Yuma, Arizona. It was Established in 1848. It served as a stop on the Butterfield Overland Mail route from 1858 until 1861. The fort was retired from active military service on 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.^[2] In addition, it is registered as California Historical Landmark #806.^[3]