Frances Canyon Ruin facts for kids
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Frances Canyon Ruin
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Southeastern side of the ruin
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| Nearest city | Blanco and Tierra Amarilla in New Mexico |
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| Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) (original) 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) (increase) |
| Built | 1716 |
| MPS | Navajo-Refugee Pueblo TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000404 (original) 87000244 (increase) |
Quick facts for kids Significant dates |
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| Added to NRHP | September 4, 1970 |
| Boundary increase | January 21, 1987 |
The Frances Canyon Ruin is a Navajo pueblito near Blanco in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. Built ca. 1716, 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.
It is one of the Navajo pueblitos.
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