Placita Monticello Area 1
by Birgit Seeger-Brooks
Title
Placita Monticello Area 1
Artist
Birgit Seeger-Brooks
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
About 24 miles northwest of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, on a stretch of the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, sit two historic ghost towns in Monticello Canyon. Both Placita and Monticello are more than 150 years old, getting their start in the fertile valley as farming and ranching communities.
Placita, New Mexico
On New Mexico Highway 142, the old community of Placita, meaning "Little Plaza,� was first settled by the Sedilla family in the 1840�s. Situated on the Canada Alamosa River, the small community is still called home to several residents who continue to make use of the land for farming and ranching.
Some of the residents are the descendents of the original Sedilla family. The San Lorenzo Catholic Church, built in 1916 still stands in very good condition, continuing to serve parishioners today. A number of homes in various conditions also stand, as well as an old dance hall and a home that appears to have once been a school, or perhaps another church.
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November 3rd, 2013
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