La Cueva Mill, La Cueva, Santa Fe County, NM. Surveyed as HAER NM-24, with a 369-word written history.
“The La Cueva Mill is one of the earliest mills in New Mexico.”
Written record, HAER NM-24 survey. Machine-read text.
Surveyed by the federal HAER program as HAER NM-24 · the record runs 369 words · one of 34 surveyed structures published for this county.
Source document Quoted word for word from HAER NM-24. Not written, edited or summarised by this site.
The La Cueva Mill is one of the earliest mills in New Mexico. It was closely associated with Fort Union and the town of Las Vegas and played an important role in the early days of the Territory. Description: The mill is located in the Mora Valley in northern New Mexico, about 20 miles north of Las Vegas, New Mexico, at the intersection of New Mexico highways 3 and 21. Water was taken from the Mora River and carried by a canal to the massive three-story mill, which was constructed of native stone and adobe brick. Water was delivered above an overshot wheel by a steel flume. History: The mill was originally constructed to provide flour for Fort Union, located 15 miles to the east. The mill remained in operation until the when it fell idle.
In the mid-1930s, it was reactivated and more modern milling equipment was installed. However, the mill again fell into disuse in and remains in fair condition.
Source document Quoted word for word from HAER NM-24. Not written, edited or summarised by this site.
Beck, Lois. The Old Mills. New Mexico Magazine XLVI, no. 3 (March Frizell, Joseph P. The Old-Time Waterwheels of America. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers XXVIII, no. 589 (April Wilson, Herbert M. Pumping Water for Irrigation. Water-Supply and Irrigation Paper No. 1, U.S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, LA CUEVA MILL HAER No. (Page 2) Historians: Steve Rae, T. Lindsay Baker, and Joseph E. Minor, July 13 and September 22,
Source document Quoted word for word from HAER NM-24. Not written, edited or summarised by this site.
The La Cueva Mill was inventoried for the Historic American Engineering Record as part of the Southwest Water Resources Project, a joint project with the Texas Tech Water Resources Center. The survey was subsequently published as Water for the Southwest: Historical Survey and Guide to Historic Sites by the American Society of Civil Engineers in September
| La Cueva, New Mexico | The place record: every map, photograph and survey of this town. |
| Santa Fe County, New Mexico | 162 topographic sheets across the county. |
| Library of Congress record | The original filed report as the survey filed it. |
The federal survey recorded these other structures elsewhere in Santa Fe County. These are the other structures they measured and filed a report on, longest report first.
| Sheet | Structure | Survey | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| James L. Johnson House | HABS NM-223 | 31,603 words | |
| Two Mile Reservoir | HAER NM,25-SANFE,11- | 9,755 words | |
| La Bajada Historic Trails and Roads | HAER NM-15 | 9,649 words | |
| La Cienega Acequia | HAER NM-14 | 4,673 words | |
| Indian Village | HABS NM-182 | 4,328 words | |
| La Bajada Community Ditch and Mutual Domestic Water Association | HAER NM-17 | 3,529 words | |
| La Bajada Community Ditch and Mutual Domestic Water Association | HAER NM-18 | 2,893 words | |
| Santa Fe National Cemetery | HALS NM-4-A | 2,478 words | |
| La Cienega Acequia | HAER NM-14-A | 1,849 words | |
| Santa Fe National Cemetery | HALS NM-4-B | 1,198 words | |
| Pueblo of San Ildefonso | HABS NM,25-SAILFOP,1- | 871 words | |
| Borrego House | HABS NM,25-SANFE,4- | 847 words | |
| Garcia House | HABS NM,25-SANFE,3- | 713 words | |
| Rael House | HABS NM,25-SANFE,5- | 678 words | |
| Pueblo of Tesuque | HABS NM,25-TESUP,1- | 560 words | |
| San Miguel Church | HABS NM,25-SANFE,1- | 449 words | |
| Acequia Madre of Santa Fe | HAER NM-25 | 446 words | |
| Pueblo of Nambe | HABS NM,25-NAMP,2- | 422 words | |
| Frank Applegate House | HABS NM,25-SANFE,6- | 204 words | |
| Kiva | HABS NM,25-NAMP,1- | 141 words | |
| Grade School at Loretto Academy | HABS NM,25-SANFE,9- | 83 words | |
| Indian Village | HABS NM-182-A | 61 words | |
| Alexandre Pigeon Ranch | HABS NM-198 | 52 words | |
| Reredos of Our Lady of Light (church) | HABS NM,25-SANFE,10- | 46 words |
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