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Aztec is a city in, and the county seat of, San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. [5] [8] The city population was 6,126 as of the 2022 population estimate. [9] The Aztec Ruins National Monument is located in Aztec. Aztec was the site of the Aztec, New Mexico crashed saucer hoax and near the site of Project Gasbuggy. The Aztec Museum hosts ...
The Aztec Ruins National Monument in northwestern New Mexico, United States, consists of preserved structures constructed by the Pueblo Indians. The national monument lies on the western bank of the Animas River in Aztec , New Mexico, about 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Farmington .
Location of San Juan County in New Mexico. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in San Juan County, New Mexico. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are ...
San Juan County (Spanish: Condado de San Juan) is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 121,661 [1] making it the fifth-most populous county in New Mexico. Its county seat is Aztec. [2] The county was created in 1887. [3] San Juan County is part of the Farmington, New Mexico, Metropolitan ...
The Church Avenue-Lovers Lane Historic District in Aztec, New Mexico was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It is a 16 acres (6.5 ha) mainly residential historic district bounded by Rio Grande E., Zia S., Park W. and New Mexico Highway 550. [1] The listing included 38 contributing buildings and a contributing structure. [2]
The history of New Mexico is based on archaeological evidence, attesting to the varying cultures of humans occupying the area of New Mexico since approximately 9200 BCE, and written records. The earliest peoples had migrated from northern areas of North America after leaving Siberia via the Bering Land Bridge .
The Lower Animas Ditch, in Aztec, New Mexico, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1] The ditch brings irrigation water from the Animas River. Only the portion within Aztec city limits, and of that only the "Main Ditch" above Zia Street, is included in the listing. The listed stretch was important in the city's ...
The Aztec crashed saucer hoax (sometimes known as the "other Roswell") was a flying saucer crash alleged to have happened in 1948 in Aztec, New Mexico.The story was first published in 1949 by author Frank Scully in his Variety magazine columns, and later in his 1950 book Behind the Flying Saucers.