Bullhead City in Mohave County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Commercial Steamship Transportation and Bullhead Community Park

Bullhead Community Park Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 17, 2010

1. Bullhead Community Park Marker

Inscription. Commercial steamship transportation on the Colorado River was of great importance from 1852 through 1877. It served the mining communities of Northern Arizona. Cargo was unloaded at Hardyville, 1 ½ miles south of this point, sometimes returning downstream with barge loads of local ore.

Bull's Head Rock, from which Bullhead City derived its name, was located upstream from this point and since 1953, has been covered by the waters of Davis Dam. It was once used as a navigation marker and was located at a point where the Mohave Indians forded the river, as it was free of quicksand.

In this bicentennial year, 1976, the citizens of the Bullhead area dedicate this landmark to the Bullhead Community Park in commemoration to the peoples of yesterday.

Erected 1976 by Citizens of Bullhead City.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Places • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1852.

Location. 35° 8.442′ N, 114° 34.179′ W. Marker is in Bullhead City, Arizona, in Mohave County. It is on Arizona Route 95 at milepost 247 north of Silver Creek Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bullhead City AZ 86442, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Colorado River Valley.

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 Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

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5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Fort Mohave (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Camels and Commerce (approx. 1½ miles away in Nevada); Hardyville Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 1.7 miles away); Laughlin, an Oasis on the Colorado (approx. 1.8 miles away in Nevada); Avenue of Flags (approx. 2.1 miles away in Nevada); Donald (Don) J. Laughlin (approx. 2.1 miles away in Nevada); Arizona Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.8 miles away); Arizona Medal of Honor (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bullhead City.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Hardyville Site (was approx. 1.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 17, 2010

2. Bullhead Community Park Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,760 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 30, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.