La Bajada Community Ditch and Mutual Domestic Water Association, Pipeline, La Bajada, Santa Fe County, NM

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Significance: The period of significance for the La Bajada Community Water System ranges from 1880 to the present. The establishment of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad in 1880 marked an era of technological advancement for the region. The railroad was now able to provide a linkage for commerce and transfer of goods. In addition the community of La Bajada was able to benefit from the engineered infrastructure that ATSF provided, including the water system, in exchange for the use of their water rights.
Survey number: HAER NM-17
Building/structure dates: 1880 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1921 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: ca. 1960s Subsequent Work