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Tierra Amarilla Historic District
Roughly along La Puente Rd. on both sides of US 84 and along Old Highway and Creek Rd., Tierra Amarilla,
NM,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
36° 42' 1.256652",
-106° 33' 25.8228"
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Listed in the National Register of Historic Places |
Manuel Martinez of Abiquiú received a large land grant here in 1832, but the Utes interrupted colonization until the 1860s. Tierra Amarilla, first called Nutritas, became the Rio Arriba County seat in 1880. In 1967, there were conflicts between National Guardsmen and land rights activist Reies López Tijerina.La Tierra Amarilla MRA
Tierra Amarilla Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on September 29, 1986.
Last updated: 10/12/2009 15:10:00 |
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Tierra Amarilla Historic District New Mexico
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