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What Became of the Yuma Territorial Prison After its Closure in 1909?

by | Jun 3, 2019 | True West Blog

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The Yuma Territorial Prison opened its doors and closed in 1909 it didn’t lie fallow for long. Before becoming one of Arizona favorite state parks in 1961, the County hospital used the prison from 1914 until 1923. A year later the Southern Pacific RR demolished the eastern third of Prison Hill in order to construct new tracks. The Veterans of Foreign Wars leased the guard’s quarters, us


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