Yuma Crossing
Immediately after the Mexican–American War in 1848, the U.S. Army built Fort Yuma here to protect travelers from Indians raiding the area. It was the center point of conflict in the Yuma War of 1850–53. From 1864–1890, the fort and nearby facilities was the main army base to support the US Army's efforts to control the Indians throughout the greater southwest.
USS Yuma (AT-94)
Arriving in Tokyo Bay on 18 September 1945, she provided support services for American forces in Japan until the first week in April 1946. On 5 April 1946, the tug left Japan, bound for Hawaii. She arrived at Oahu on 18 April 1945 and remained there until 26 August 1946, when she headed back to the Far East. She arrived in Yokosuka, Japan, on 10 September 1946 and resumed duty with American occupation forces in Asia. Over the next six months, she provided towing services in Japan, Korea, the Philippines, China, and the Ryūkyūs.