Just a historical thing (since I used to live in Yuma). Yuma had the territorial prison, but a change in the law (that occurred when someone snuck into chanbers during the night) moved the prison to Phoenix when it gained statehood. Whether there's a prison or not depends on exactly which year you're writing. The prison grounds became the first school in town. (The sports mascot is the Yuma Criminals, I swear to God. It boggled my mind the first day I was there.)
Also, it has to terminate before the Colorado River, which at this time was uncontrolled and is responsible for a river valley that forms the California/Arizona border.
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Date: 2004-10-30 10:53 am (UTC)Also, it has to terminate before the Colorado River, which at this time was uncontrolled and is responsible for a river valley that forms the California/Arizona border.