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Surrounding Attractions Continued
Quartzsite
Quartzsite was established in 1867 on
the site of Old Fort Tyson. 20 miles east
of the Colorado River on I-10, it has been
a rock- hound’s paradise since the 1960s.
Today well over one million people visit
each year, mostly in RVs during January
and February. About 2,000 vendors of
rocks, gems, minerals, fossils, etc. form
one of the world’s largest flea markets.
The Kofa Mountains are south off U.S. 95. Historic and scenic areas
include Crystal Hill, Tyson Tanks, Tyson Wells Museum and the
Hi Jolly Monument. South in the Kofa Mountains is Palm Canyon,
home of Arizona’s only native palms, reached by a very steep climb.
Farther south is Castle Dome Peak at the elevation of 3,793 feet.
Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park
1 Prison Hill Road • Yuma, Arizona 85364
On July 1, 1876, the first seven inmates entered the Territorial
Prison at Yuma, and were locked into the new cells they had
built themselves.
A total of 3,069 prisoners, including 29 women, lived within these
walls during the prison’s thirty-three years of operation. Their
crimes ranged from murder to polygamy, with grand larceny being
the most common. A majority served only portions of their
sentences due to the ease with which paroles and pardons were
obtained. One hundred eleven persons died while serving their
sentences, most from tuberculosis, which was common throughout
the territory. Of the many prisoners who attempted escape,
twenty-six were successful, but only two were from within the
prison confines. No executions took place at the prison because
capital punishment was administered by the county government.
By 1907, the prison was severely overcrowded, and there was
no room on Prison Hill for expansion. The convicts constructed
a new facility in Florence, Arizona. The last prisoner left Yuma on
September 15, 1909.
Facilities: Historic site, water tank, guard tower, sally port (entrance
gate) museum (display of artifacts and interpretation of
prison, former staff and former convicts, cell blocks, caliche hill
(south bank) new yard and cells. Amenities: Picnic area, rest rooms,
water, and vending machines.
Source: Arizona State Parks
“Carolyn Cares”
260 Lake Havasu Ave. N.
Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403
(Across from Discount Tires)
Carolyn Altman
Associate Broker & REALTOR ®
Certified Residential Specialist
Certified Foreclosure Specialist
Accredited Buyer’s Respresentative
Office: 928-566-4296
Direct: 928-486-9494
Fax: 888-880-7705
Email: Carolyn@CarolynAltman.comT
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Parker Dam
Parker Dam is located on the Colorado River, approximately 16 miles
northeast of Parker, Arizona and 155 miles downstream from Hoover
Dam, in a short section of gorge cut through low-lying hills. It is the
deepest dam in the world with a structural height of 320 feet with
only about 85 feet visible, and provides water storage and power
production. The reservoir formed by the dam, Lake Havasu, stores
water for municipal and industrial use by southern California and by
the Central Arizona Project.
Source: Bureau of Reclamation
Historic Route 66
From Chicago to L.A., more than two thousand miles all the way
was the boasting lyrics of the famous song "Get Your Kicks on
Route 66." Kingman is at the heart of the longest stretch of this
famed highway still in existence and intact.
The foundation for both the community of Kingman and the 'highway'
was laid hundreds of years ago.
Native Americans who lived in the surrounding deserts and mountains,
originally forged the path that was to become Route 66 as a
trade route to the Pacific.
In the mid 1800's, the path became a trail (under the guidance of
a military surveyor) that would eventually carry a nation westward.
The 'National Old Trails Highway' was the result and with continued
improvement, it was renamed 'Route 66' in 1926. With the
unprecedented prosperity of the postwar years, Route 66 became
one long neon avenue from Chicago to L.A. Through the years,
the highway has had many names 'The Main Street of America,'
'The Wire Road,' 'The Will Rogers Highway,' and the 'Mother Road'
to name a few. Songs and television shows immortalized it and
Kingman was at the heart of it all. By the 1950's, with the increase
in traffic came the 'National Interstate Highway System.' One of
the new interstates was to be I-40, which would parallel Route 66
in many places cover it in others. So
ended a way of life for many of the
communities along Route 66.
In 1987, the Historic Route 66 Association
of Arizona was formed prompting
interest in the historic highway,
thus increasing tourism along the Arizona
portion of the old route in communities
such as Williams, Seligman,
Hackberry, Valle Vista, Topock/Golden
Shores and Oatman.
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