Frances Canyon Ruin

Frances Canyon Ruin
Southeastern side of the ruin
Nearest city Blanco and Tierra Amarilla in New Mexico
Coordinates 36°45′53″N 107°29′52″W / 36.76472°N 107.49778°W / 36.76472; -107.49778Coordinates: 36°45′53″N 107°29′52″W / 36.76472°N 107.49778°W / 36.76472; -107.49778
Area 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) (original)
1.5 acres (0.61 ha) (increase)
Built 1716 (1716)
MPS Navajo-Refugee Pueblo TR
NRHP reference # 70000404[1] (original)
87000244[1] (increase)
NMSRCP # 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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References

  1. 1 2 3 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  • "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.


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