Yuma in Yuma County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Shops
Photographed By Adam Margolis, February 6, 2022
1. Shops Marker
Inscription.
Shops. . The concrete slabs in front of you were the floors of the shop buildings constructed in 1895. The shops housed the electric generating plant, shoe/ tailor shops and the laundry/bathhouse. The 33 foot x 100 foot adobe building had a corrugated iron roof. In 1899 an addition was added, which housed the new library and provided a separate area for the bathhouse. In 1905 another addition made space for a lathe room and the engine room. The library and bathhouse were two of the five structures used by the Yuma County School District for high school classes from 1910 until 1914.
The concrete slabs in front of you were the floors of the shop buildings constructed in 1895. The shops housed the electric generating plant, shoe/ tailor shops and the laundry/bathhouse. The 33 foot x 100 foot adobe building had a corrugated iron roof. In 1899 an addition was added, which housed the new library and provided a separate area for the bathhouse. In 1905 another addition made space for a lathe room and the engine room. The library and bathhouse were two of the five structures used by the Yuma County School District for high school classes from 1910 until 1914.
Location. 32° 43.619′ N, 114° 36.89′ W. Marker is in Yuma, Arizona, in Yuma County. Marker is on Prison Hill Road west of South Levee Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 220 Prison Hill Road, Yuma AZ 85364, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Main Cellblock (a few steps from this marker); The Prison Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); Prison Labor (within shouting distance of this marker); Yuma Territorial Prison
Credits. This page was last revised on February 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 10, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 127 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on February 10, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
