What’s the History of Yuma, Arizona?

What’s the history of Yuma, Arizona? Scott Gastineau Prescott Valley, Arizona Louis J.F. Jaeger arrived at the storied Yuma Crossing in July 1850, where he operated a ferry to transport gold seekers and other pioneers across the Colorado River. A community grew at the ferry crossing, called Jaegerville or Jaeger City, and the U.S. Army established Fort Yuma opposite the mouth of the Gila River. Jaeger charged $25 a head to cross the Colorado. Remembered today as the “Father of Arizona,â€