The Yuma Crossing is a site in Arizona and California that is significant for its association with transportation and communication across the Colorado River during the Spanish colonial and the American expansion eras.
The Yuma Quartermaster Depot served as a historic Army supply depot that operated during Arizona's Indian Wars period from 1865–1883.
The supplies gathered at the quartermaster depot, which is located along the Colorado River, were shipped throughout the southwest via river boats and overland on mule team freight wagons.
Up to 900 mules were kept in stables at Yuma Quartermaster Depot.
Pictured are the following images related to the Yuma Crossing and the Yuma Quartermaster Depot in the Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park.

The Yuma Crossing Marker located on the Banks of the Colorado River.
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1966, reference #66000197.

The Yuma Quartermaster Depot was built in 1864.
It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1966, as part of the Yuma Crossing, reference #66000197.

The Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Coach Car-S.P. X7 - was built in 1875 and listed in the National Register of Historic Places on March 2, 2000, reference #00000101.

Southern Pacific Railroad Locomotive X2521 - was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Eddystone (Philadelphia) PA on August 1907.
The Yuma Crossing is a site in Arizona and California that is significant for its association with transportation and communication across the Colorado River during the Spanish colonial and the American expansion eras. The Yuma Quartermaster Depot served as a historic Army supply depot that operated during Arizona's Indian Wars period from 1865–1883. The supplies gathered at the quartermaster depot, which is located along the Colorado River, were shipped throughout the southwest via river boats and overland on mule team freight wagons. Up to 900 mules were kept in stables at Yuma Quartermaster Depot. Pictured are the following images related to the Yuma Crossing and the Yuma Quartermaster Depot in the Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park.
The Yuma Crossing Marker located on the Banks of the Colorado River. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1966, reference #66000197.
The Yuma Quartermaster Depot was built in 1864. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1966, as part of the Yuma Crossing, reference #66000197.
The Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Coach Car-S.P. X7 - was built in 1875 and listed in the National Register of Historic Places on March 2, 2000, reference #00000101.
Southern Pacific Railroad Locomotive X2521 - was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Eddystone (Philadelphia) PA on August 1907.
List of historic properties in Yuma, Arizona