ATARQUE

NAME: ATARQUE COUNTY: QUAY ROADS: 2WD GRID: 3 CLIMATE: don't worry about the weather BEST TIME TO VISIT: any time

COMMENTS: ATARQUE. Founded 1884.ATARQUE. 17 mi SE of the famous Bell Ranch.ATARQUE. Valencia county. On NM 36, 5 mi NW of Fence Lake. Post Office 1910/ 1955.ATARQUE LAKE. 5 mi NW of Atarque. REMAINS: rock foundations. Abandoned ranch house.

ATARQUE. Span. "diversion dam". Founded in 1884. The first settlers were Juan Garcia and his mother, Senora Cecelia Garcia, who built a dam on the natural lake, developing a water tank for stock. Name may be related to atarquinar 'to fill up with mud'. The word was used for an earthern dam, and was extended later to mean any dam across a stream. A common descriptive word used often in place names in New Mexico. Submitted by: Samuel W McWhorter

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