The History of Yuma and the Territorial Prison
Author | : Robert Woznicki |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Yuma (Ariz.) |
ISBN | : 9780933025356 |
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Author | : Robert Woznicki |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Yuma (Ariz.) |
ISBN | : 9780933025356 |
Author | : Pete "Smokey" Dryer |
Publisher | : Archway Publishing |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2024-07-25 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1665759135 |
Within Adobe Walls chronicles the development of the Arizona Territorial Prison at Yuma, Arizona from 1875 to 1909, and what life was like for the 3000 criminals who spent “hard time” inside those walls. When first constructed, as permanent housing for Arizona’s most dangerous long-term felons, the inmates were confined in a iron cage inside a cave hollowed out of the granite hill. With temperatures exceeding 110 degrees in the summer, it was dreaded by lawbreakers and soon referred to as the Hell Hole. Each successive administrator strived to improve the living conditions for the inmates in his care, and over thirty-three years, they added amenities that were unheard of in a prison of that era. Even so, prisoners still tried everything they could—legal and otherwise—to escape. There were 138 escape attempts, four riots, eight men shot and killed, and 111 deaths recorded there. Whether you are a Yuma area resident, a lover of history, or fascinated by tales of daring prison escapes, this well-researched book will not disappoint.
Author | : B. Johnny Rube |
Publisher | : Yuma County Historical Soc |
Total Pages | : 202 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781884172144 |
Author | : Elizabeth J. Klungness |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 202 |
Release | : 1993-06-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781884172151 |
Author | : Robert Nelson |
Publisher | : Red Wheel/Weiser |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780738548579 |
At the end of the 19th century, outlaws opined they would rather kill themselves than be taken alive to certain slow-boiled death in the caldron of Yuma's territorial prison, known nationally as "The Hell Hole." But to the pioneer residents of Yuma, the prison was the finest structure in town, sitting atop a breezy hill. When the prison was closed, Yuma's citizens used the abandoned structure as a school. That Yuma's residents lived happily where the West's most notorious outlaws feared to die is just one testament to the profound strength and perseverance of the first settlers of the community. This photographic history pays tribute to those men and women-Quechan, Spanish, Mexican, and Anglo-who looked past the arid landscape to envision a thriving river port, then a mining center, and finally, a verdant valley and winter playground.
Author | : Arizona State Parks Board |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 25 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Historic sites |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Marshall Trimble |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2010-10-15 |
Genre | : True Crime |
ISBN | : 1625855303 |
True stories of the wild and dangerous world of the Arizona Territory—includes photos. A refuge for outlaws at the close of the 1800s, the Arizona Territory was a wild, lawless land of greedy feuds, brutal killings and figures of enduring legend. These gunfighters included heroes as well as killers, and some were considered both. Bandit Pearl Hart committed one of the last recorded stagecoach robberies in the country, and James Addison Reavis pulled off the most extraordinary real estate scheme in the West. But with fearless lawmen like C.P. Owens and George Ruffner at hand, swift justice was always nearby. In this collection of true stories, Arizona’s official state historian and celebrated storyteller Marshall Trimble brings to life the rough-and-tumble characters from the Grand Canyon State’s most terrific tales of outlawry and justice.