Abo (historic place)
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| Abo | |
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| Nearest city: | Abo, New Mexico |
| Built/Founded: | 1629 |
| Architect: | Unknown |
| Architectural style(s): | No Style Listed |
| Designated as NHL: | June 13, 1962[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | October 15, 1966[2] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 66000497 |
| Governing body: | State |
Abo is a pueblo ruin preserved in the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument.
The Abó Ruins are located about 9 miles west of Mountainair, at about 6100 feet (1859 m) above sea level. There is a visitor contact station, a 0.25 mile (0.4 km) trail through the mission ruins, and a 0.5 mile (0.8 km) trail around the unexcavated pueblo ruins.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1962.[1][3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Abo. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2008-04-15).
- ^ National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: PDF (32 KB), National Park Service, , 19 and Accompanying photos, exterior and interior, from 19PDF (32 KB)
- ^ Note: A National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination document should be available upon request from the National Park Service for this site, but it appears not to be available on-line from the NPS Focus search site.
[edit] External links
- Mission San Gregorio de Abo, State Highway 513, Mountainair vicinity, Abo, Torrance County, NM: 14 drawings and supplemental material, at Historic American Building Survey
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