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Fort Yuma Indian School

Fort Yuma, California
Details:

Dates of Operation: 1886–1900
Current Diocese: San Diego
Previous Diocese Involved:
Monterey and Los Angeles, 1886–1900
Religious Orders who worked at the Parish / School:
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet (Los Angeles Province), 1886–1900*
On a Reservation: Fort Yuma Reservation
On the Department of the Interior List: Yes
Tribal Nations Impacted (as listed in historical documents):
Quechan; Yuma

Notes: The United States Army built Fort Yuma in 1851, which was converted in 1884 to a government school run by a Presbyterian teacher. The school was unsuccessful, and the Sisters of St. Joseph assumed control in 1886.