San Francisco Plaza, New Mexico

San Francisco Plaza, New Mexico
San Francisco Plaza, New Mexico
—  Unincorporated area  —
Location of San Francisco Plaza, New Mexico
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Catron
Population (2000)
 – Total 0
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-5)
 – Summer (DST) MDT (UTC)
Area code(s) 575
GNIS feature ID
The Frisco Store in Lower Frisco Plaza

San Francisco Plaza was name of three towns in Catron County, New Mexico, United States. Located in the San Francisco River Valley, the towns were settled by Spanish settlers in the 1860s. Today Middle San Francisco Plaza is almost non-existent; Lower San Francisco is called "Lower Frisco" and Upper San Francisco was renamed Reserve when U.S. Forest Service headquarters were built there.

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Located in the San Francisco Valley, Reserve was named Upper San Francisco Plaza by its original Hispanic settlers in 1874. Apaches made frequent attacks on the community, which sit within Apache hunting lands.[1] In the late 1870s Anglo settlers began arriving. They renamed Upper Frisco Plaza as Milligan's Plaza after a town merchant and saloon owner.

Lower San Francisco Plaza was the site of the legendary Frisco Shootout of Elfego Baca in 1884. The self-appointed deputy sheriff made a stand-off against a mob of Texas cowboys in Lower San Francisco Plaza in 1884,[2] quickly gaining a reputation as the hero of the Frisco Shootout. Author Louis L'Amour included Upper San Francisco Plaza in his novel Conagher, calling it "The Plaza".[3] The Tularosa River flows into the San Francisco River at Middle San Francisco Plaza.

References

  1. ^ Collier, H.P. (1936) San Francisco Plaza, Catron County: Brief history. Workers Progress Administration. Retrieved 6/12/07.
  2. ^ Carter, R. (2004) SouthWestSlide: A journal of a journey across Desert Rat country. Retrieved 6/12/07.
  3. ^ (nd) Louis L'Amour's New Mexico TheHistoryNet.com. Retrieved 6/12/07.

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Coordinates: 33°41′36″N 108°45′58″W / 33.69333°N 108.76611°W / 33.69333; -108.76611


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