Santa Fe in Santa Fe County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Agricultural History
Photographed by Jason Voigt, October 12, 2021
1. Agricultural History Marker
(English)
Pueblo Indians farmed this area south of the Santa Fe River as early as the mid-15th century. By the 17th century, acequias (irrigation ditches) laced the landscape for use by Spanish farmers, who grazed livestock and built farmhouses through the 19th century. In 1914 the Acequia Madre still irrigated a private farm on today's Railyard Park. The park's community gardens continue this tradition of farm-to-table agriculture.
(Spanish)
Historia Agricola
Los Indios de los Pueblos labraron esta tierra al sur del Rio Santa Fe posiblemente tan temprano como mediados del siglo 15. Ya para el siglo 17 las acequias entrelazadas aqui servian a los agricultores espanoles. Aqui tambien ellos pastoreaban el ganado y construian casas durante el siglo 19. Aun en el ano 1914 la Acequia Madre regaba una finca privada en este terreno. Hoy los huertos comunitarios en el parque continuan esta tradicion de agricultura local.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.
Location. 35° 40.756′ N,
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Regionally, this marker is in Northern New Mexico. It is also in the American Southwest, in the Mountain West, and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also the Republic of Texas.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Acequia Madre (within shouting distance of this marker); Railyard History (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Spiegelberg Brothers (approx. 0.2 miles away); Neighborhood History (approx. Ό mile away); Marian Myer (approx. half a mile away); Fairview Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Don Juan Bautista de Anza (approx. 0.7 miles away); Inez Bushner Gill (19181982) and Maralyn Budke (19362010)
Photographed by Jason Voigt, October 12, 2021
2. Agricultural History Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 309 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 30, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.
