Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Corporation

General admission

Books are available for purchase through February 15th and will be available to pick up the day of the event, March 6th at the Colorado River State Historic Park.

The Butterfield Trail Through Arizona's New Frontier

<div style="border:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-position:inherit;font-variant-emoji:inherit;font-weight:400;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;color:black !important;box-sizing:inherit">Join Arizona Butterfield Trail expert, Gerald T. Ahnert, as he examines the history of the trail through southern Arizona.  Long recognized as one of the most historically significant stage and mail lines, the Butterfield Overland Mail operated from 1858-1861, traversing 3,292 miles from Memphis, TN, and St. Louis, MO, to its terminus in San Francisco, CA.  </div><div style="border:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-position:inherit;font-variant-emoji:inherit;font-weight:400;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;color:black !important;box-sizing:inherit"><br /></div><div style="border:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-position:inherit;font-variant-emoji:inherit;font-weight:400;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;color:black !important;box-sizing:inherit">Author Gerry Ahnert has spent over 50 years studying the history of the trail and tracing its path through southern Arizona.  He is recognized as the top scholar on the Arizona portion of the trail, and has just published his newest book, "The Butterfield Trail: Through Arizona's New Frontier."</div><div style="border:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-position:inherit;font-variant-emoji:inherit;font-weight:400;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;color:black !important;box-sizing:inherit"><br /></div><div style="border:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-position:inherit;font-variant-emoji:inherit;font-weight:400;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;color:black !important;box-sizing:inherit">Presentation tickets must be purchased in advance through February 15th or the day of while supplies last.  </div><p style="margin:0px;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Location: Colorado River State Historic Park</p><p style="margin:0px;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">201 N. 4th Avenue, Yuma, AZ 85364</p><div style="border:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-position:inherit;font-variant-emoji:inherit;font-weight:400;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;color:black !important;box-sizing:inherit"><br /></div><div style="border:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-position:inherit;font-variant-emoji:inherit;font-weight:400;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;color:black !important;box-sizing:inherit">Presentation: $10/person  </div><div style="border:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-position:inherit;font-variant-emoji:inherit;font-weight:400;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;color:black !important;box-sizing:inherit">Book: $19.95/book (book sales end February 15th)</div><p style="margin:0px;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Books can be picked up when you check in for the event on March 6th. </p>

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<div>Join Arizona Butterfield Trail expert, Gerald T. Ahnert, as he examines the history of the trail through southern Arizona.  Long recognized as one of the most historically significant stage and mail lines, the Butterfield Overland Mail operated from 1858-1861, traversing 3,292 miles from Memphis, TN, and St. Louis, MO, to its terminus in San Francisco, CA.  </div><div><br /></div><div>Author Gerry Ahnert has spent over 50 years studying the history of the trail and tracing its path through southern Arizona.  He is recognized as the top scholar on the Arizona portion of the trail, and has just published his newest book, "The Butterfield Trail: Through Arizona's New Frontier."</div><div><br /></div><div>Presentation tickets must be purchased in advance through February 15th or the day of while supplies last.  </div><p style="margin:0px;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%">Location: Colorado River State Historic Park</p><p style="margin:0px;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%">201 N. 4th Avenue, Yuma, AZ 85364</p><div><br /></div><div>Presentation: $10/person  </div><div>Book: $19.95/book (book sales end February 15th)</div><p style="margin:0px;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%">Books can be picked up when you check in for the event on March 6th. </p>

Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Corporation

Butterfield Overland Mail Presentation & Book Signing

201 N 4th Ave

General admission

US$10

The Butterfield Trail Through Arizona's New Frontier

US$19.95