Frances Canyon Ruin
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Frances Canyon Ruin | |
Southeastern side of the ruin | |
Nearest city | Blanco and Tierra Amarilla in New Mexico |
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Coordinates | 36°45′53″N 107°29′52″W / 36.76472°N 107.49778°W |
Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) (original) 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) (increase) |
Built | 1716 |
MPS | Navajo-Refugee Pueblo TR |
NRHP reference No. | 70000404[1] (original) 87000244[1] (increase) |
NMSRCP No. | 100 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | September 4, 1970 |
Boundary increase | January 21, 1987 |
Designated NMSRCP | September 12, 1969 |
The Frances Canyon Ruin is a Navajo pueblito near Blanco in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. Built ca. 1716,[1] it reflects economic and social changes taking place among the Navajo of this area during the 18th century. In the previous century the Spanish introduced sheep, fruit, cattle, and horses into the area. This, along with the Navajo's adaptation of certain pueblo lifeways after the Pueblo Revolt (1680-1692), led to increased settlement size and new trade relations. This site can be contrasted with modern Navajo communities which consist of clusters of hogans, widely dispersed with a trade system based on scattered trading posts and the motor vehicle.
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External links
- "Frances Canyon Ruin" (Map). Farmington, New Mexico Convention and Visitor's Bureau. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
- "Frances Canyon Ruin" (Pictures). Farmington Convention and Visitors Bureau. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
- "Defensive Sites of Dinétah". U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Retrieved 2013-02-23.
Categories:
- Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico
- Buildings and structures in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
- Bureau of Land Management areas in New Mexico
- Navajo history
- National Register of Historic Places in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
- New Mexico Registered Historic Place stubs