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Encyclopedia > Frisco, New Mexico
The Frisco Store in Lower Frisco Plaza

San Francisco Plaza, New Mexico was name of three towns in Catron County, New Mexico. Located in the San Fransisco River Valley, the towns were settled by the Spanish crown 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. Catron County is a county located in the state of New Mexico. ... Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Area  Ranked 5th  - Total 121,665 sq mi (315,194 km²)  - Width 342 miles (550 km)  - Length 370 miles (595 km)  - % water 0. ... Reserve is a village located in Catron County, New Mexico. ... The USDA Forest Service, a United States government agency within the United States Department of Agriculture, is under the leadership of the United States Secretary of Agriculture. ...


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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. // It has been suggested that Traditional Apache scout be merged into this article or section. ... Look up anglo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


Milligan's 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 Upper 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. The Frisco Shootout was an Old West gunfight that occurred on December 1st, 1881, involving lawman Elfego Baca. ... Elfego Baca (February 10, 1865–August 27, 1945) was a legendary lawman, lawyer, and politician in the closing days of the American wild west. ... The Frisco Shootout was an Old West gunfight that occurred on December 1st, 1881, involving lawman Elfego Baca. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ...


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.

External links

  • Frisco, New Mexico. GhostTowns.com
  • Elfego Baca & The “Frisco War”. Legends of America website.


 
 

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