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Historic Resources Reconnaissance Survey of the Manzano and Sandia Mountain Villages

By Chris Wilson

This report, created by architectural historian Chris Wilson in conjunction with the State Historic Preservation Division, Office of Cultural Affairs, provides an overview of the history and historic cultural resources of the Sandia and Manzano Mountains of central New Mexico, including photos of structures in the mountain villages. The study area extends roughly from the Bernalillo County line at the north end, to the village of Punta de Agua on the south, and from the crest of the mountains east toward Torrance County.

The report summarizes the Spanish –Mexican resettlement of the area in the 19th Century, and the primarily Anglo-American health resorts and summer cabins built in the 20th Century.

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