SAN LORENZO
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NAME: SAN LORENZO COUNTY: GRANT ROADS: 2WD GRID: 7 CLIMATE: It may be hot; or it may be very cold, but it is always beautiful! BEST TIME TO VISIT: Any time |
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SAN LORENZO: Post office 1876 / 1877. Four-wheel drive not required but high clearance is necessary. Just before getting to town site road narrows and twists and turns. Expect some New Mexico pinstriping before you are done. REMAINS: The entire little town. Ask for Jupe Bounds. |
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SAN LORENZO. Span. 'St Lawrence'. Ranching community on NM 180, 10 mi E of Santa Rita. Founded in 1714 by Gov. Juan Ignacio Flores Mogollon, in honor of St. Lawrence, third-century deacon, killled for his Christian faith at Rome. He was Spanish born; hence his feast has always been a major one among Spanish peoples. Named by Lorenzo Lopez to commemorate his patronal saint and his own name. A military outpost during the American occupation. Submitted by: Samuel W McWhorter San Lorenzo is an old Hispanic village located in the Rio del Oso drainage in northern New Mexico. It is off Highway 84, approximately 9 miles southwest of Chili.In the mid 1800s Jicarilla Apache settled into the valley, traded and worked with the settlers. Records show a schoolhouse located there. Probably abandoned in 1930's or 1940's. Submitted by: Gary Cascio |
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