Pojoaque’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Pojoaque. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗In the early 17th century, the first Spanish mission, San Francisco de Pojoaque was founded. During the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, Pojoaque was abandoned, and was not resettled until circa 1706. By 1712, the population had reached 79. During the revolt of 1837, New Mexico native Manuel Armijo defeated the rebels at Puertocito Pojoaque, east of Santa Cruz de la Cañada. In the early 1900s, the Pojoaque Valley School District was established to serve the educational needs of the valley.
Pojoaque Pueblo is one of the six Tewa-speaking Rio Grande Pueblos, and a member of the Eight Northern Pueblos. The Pueblo was settled around 500 AD, with the population peaking in the 15th and 16th centuries.
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Start Pojoaque’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Pojoaque’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewBouquet Ranch House: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Pojoaque, decade by decade
2000
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Nothing in Pojoaque is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Pojoaque has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Las Acequias in Nambe, 1 miles away.
Pojoaque and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Bouquet Ranch House and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.