- Aragon, New Mexico
Aragon is an unincorporated community on the
Tularosa River in Catron County,New Mexico ,United States . It is located at an altitude of convert|7135|ft|m seven miles (11 km) northeast of Apache Creek.The
latitude is 33.88 N,longitude 108.54 W.History
Fort Tularosa
Aragon is on the site of former Fort Tularosa which was built in 1870 to protect the Apache Indian Agency from the
Ojo Caliente Band ofApaches . The fort was abandoned when the tribe was moved back to the Ojo Caliente reservation in 1874. The fort was rebuilt in 1880 byBuffalo Soldiers led by SergeantGeorge Jordan . Jordan eventually received theMedal of Honor for leading 25 men to repulse a force of more than 100 Indians in theBattle of Tularosa .The only remaining evidence of the Fort is a burial ground for soldiers who served in the
Arizona Territory .The town
The town was known as Joseph from 1887 to 1898 and 1901 to 1906. Since 1906 it has been known as Aragon, named for an old Spanish family who still lives in the area. Near Aragon, on the north side of Tularosa Canyon, a cave was occupied from 400 B.C. to A.D. 1100, containing pits and later masonry rooms. [Banks, P.H. (nd) [http://www.southernnewmexico.com/Articles/Southwest/Catron/CruzvilleApacheCreekArago.html Cruzville, Apache Creek, Aragon and Old Horse Springs — NM Hwy12 from Reserve to Datil] . SouthernNewMexico.com. Retrieved 6/13/07.]
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