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By maureeml
On July 5, 2019
Bell Ringer: Historic Quartermaster Depot in Yuma, Arizona
Yuma Historic Quartermaster Depot
Tammy Snook toured the Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park in Yuma, Arizona. For nearly 20 years, beginning in 1864, the U.S. Army used the depot to store and distribute supplies for military posts in Arizona, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico and Texas. The Army also kept a six-month supply of clothing, food, ammunition and other goods at all times. Snook also describes tthe Yuma Project, an irrigation project.
Description
Tammy Snook toured the Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park in Yuma, Arizona. For nearly 20 years, beginning in 1864, the U.S. Army used the depot to store and distribute supplies for military posts in Arizona, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico and Texas. The Army also kept a six-month supply of clothing, food, ammunition and other goods at all times.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- What was the purpose of the Yuma Quartermaster Depot?
- How and why did the federal government use the army in the 1870's?
- Describe what the depot supplied and how the supplies arrived at the Yuma Quartermaster Depot.
- What led to the closure of the Yuma Quartermaster Depot?
- Describe the Yuma Project and its impact on Yuma.
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Vocabulary
- Depot
- Economics
- Indian Wars
- Irrigation
- Port
- Quartermaster
- Reservation
- Steamship
- Transcontinental Railroad
- Wagon Train
- Western Settlement