Yuma Territorial Prison

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Today Barbara and I and our two friends, Ben and Mary, visited the Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park. The prison was only open for 33 years, from 1876 until 1909, but it has a very rich history with ties to nearby Tombstone, Arizona. The prison could house 204 inmates, men and women, but at one time housed 240. Some of the prisoners had to sleep on the ground in the door way to their cells. Up to 29 women were housed at the prison.

Spanish Mission across the Colorado River.
View from the guard tower.
Guard Tower and water supply below.
The grounds.
The prison entrance.
Ben and Mary begging to get out.
Solitary confinement.
This is a replica of the cage inside solitary confinement where the prisoners were kept.
Cell block.
Six bunks in each cell. This photo shows two adjacent cells.
The yard.
Cell block
The prison bell.

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I am a retired professional geologist who loves hiking, photography and travelling with my lovely wife Barbara.

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