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Yuma in Yuma County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
 

Stoffela Store
⎯⎯⎯
The Railroad Exchange

1899

— National Register of Historic Places —

 
 
Stoffela Store/The Railroad Exchange Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 13, 2010
1. Stoffela Store/The Railroad Exchange Marker
Inscription.
The best preserved 19th century brick building in Yuma. One of the few structures to survive the flood of 1916. Across the street from the Southern Pacific Roundhouse, it offered groceries, sundries, and a saloon for railroad employees.

Dedicated December 1999, by the City of Yuma
for the preservation of our heritage.

Mayor Marilyn R Young
Council Members
Bobby Brooks – Karen Hill – Louise Renault
Art Everett – Frank Irr – Ema Lea Shoop
Joyce Wilson – City Administrator
Michael Steel – Director of Community Development

 
Erected 1999 by City of Yuma.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceRoads & Vehicles. A significant historical date for this entry is December 17, 1999.
 
Location. 32° 43.152′ N, 114° 37.041′ W. Marker is in Yuma, Arizona, in Yuma County. It is on South Main Street south of West 4th Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 447 South Main Street, Yuma AZ 85364, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Colorado River Valley, in the Sonoran
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Desert, and in the Yuma Area. It is also in the American Southwest. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also the Gadsden Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: United States Post Office (approx. 0.2 miles away); Brian O'Dwyer (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hotel del Sol (del Ming) (approx. Ό mile away); E. F. Sanguinetti Home (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sanguinetti General Merchandise (approx. 0.3 miles away); In Memory of Senator Harold C. Giss (approx. 0.4 miles away); Venegas Store (approx. 0.4 miles away); Gandolfo Theater (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yuma.
 
Stoffela Store/The Railroad Exchange Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 13, 2010
2. Stoffela Store/The Railroad Exchange Marker
Stoffela Store/The Railroad Exchange image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 13, 2010
3. Stoffela Store/The Railroad Exchange
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,448 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on March 23, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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