In 1540 expeditions under Hernando de Alarcon and Melchior Diaz visited the area of Yuma and immediately saw the natural crossing of the Colorado River from Mexico to California by land as an ideal spot for a city as the Colorado River narrows to slightly under 1000 feet wide in one small point Later military expeditions that crossed the Colorado River at the Yuma Crossing include Juan Bautista de Anza (1774). !
. . 1 Pre-Columbian history With the opening of NRG Stadium in late 2002 the events held in early 2002 by AMA Supercross and Monster Jam would be their last in the Astrodome before moving next door for 2003 where they continue to hold events every year. Cities (multiple counties) Astrodome Revitalization Project Vietnamese 0.75% Conquest.
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