Fort Tyson

Fort Tyson (1856-1856) - A privately owned fortification established in 1856 in the present-day town of Quartzsite in La Paz County, Arizona. Named Fort Tyson after the owner Charles Tyson who fortified this property. Also known as Tyson's Wells. History Fort Tyson was a privately owned fortification built in 1856 for protection against hostile Mohave Indians. The property was for a time a stage coach way station and provided one of the few water wells in the area. Because of the well, Tyson's Wells became a stage station on the road from Prescott to Ehrenburg on the Colorado River. Current Status The site is a derelict building on private property with no signage or other identifying information. On the south side of U.S. Route 95 a bit further east is the Tyson's Well Stage Station Museum with some additional information. {"selectable":false,"height":"-500","width":"-500"} Location: Quartzsite, La Paz County, Arizona. Maps & Images Lat: 33.6646570 Long: -114.228861 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 879' GPS Locations: 33.6646570, -114.228861 See Also: Sources: Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 48. Links: North American Forts - Fort Tyson [pp_gal/16/ Ghost Towns - Fort Tyson] Tyson's Well Stage Station Museum. Fortification ID: AZ---- - Fort Tyson Visited: 2 Apr 2022