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They founded the village of San Jose de las Huertas near present-day Placitas. [4] [5] Around the year 1768, nomadic Native Americans raided the village. [4] In the 1830s, Placitas, which at the time was known as Las Placitas, [5] was settled. [4] On February 24th, 1894, Las Placitas Presbyterian Church was founded. [6] [7]
Placitas is a populated place in Montecello Canyon just southeast of Monticello on Highway 142 in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States. The elevation of Placitas is 5,204 feet. [1] It has a population of 576 as of 2020. [2] The correct name of this town appears to be up for debate.
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Sandoval County (Spanish: Condado de Sandoval) is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 148,834, making it the fourth-most populous county in New Mexico. The county seat is Bernalillo. [1]
Placitas is a census-designated place in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 576 as of the 2010 census . [ 1 ] The community is along the western border of Hatch .
Placitas, also known as La Placita [2] and Las Placitas del Rio Bonito, [3] in Lincoln County, New Mexico [4] is a now abandoned village along the frontier between the New Mexico Territory and Confederate Arizona that was the site of the Battle of Placito, between Apache and native New Mexicans aided by Confederate soldiers from Fort Stanton ...
Placitas may refer to several places: Placitas, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, a census-designated place; Placitas, Lincoln County, New Mexico an abandoned village; Placitas, Sandoval County, New Mexico, a census-designated place; Placitas, Sierra County, New Mexico, the northern or eastern terminus of the NM 142
Kingston New Mexico geologic map showing mine locations. Following prospecting developments in Hillsboro to the east, silver was discovered in the district in 1880, and extensive mining efforts commenced in 1883. From 1883 to 1893, almost 6,000,000 ounces of silver were produced from 27 mines.