Rocky Mountain Research Station

Title: Chapter 4. History of the Baca Location No. 1

Author: Merlan, Thomas; Anschuetz, Kurt F.

Date: 2007

Source: In: Anschuetz, Kurt F.; Merlan, Thomas. More than a scenic mountain landscape: Valles Caldera National Preserve land use history. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-196. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 31-47.

Station ID: GTR-RMRS-196

Description: The Baca Location No. 1 (Baca Location) is unique among New Mexico land grants in having two histories that begin in separate locations. It is the only grant whose patent does not cover any part of the lands originally granted. It is the only grant whose patented lands are in three different states.

Keywords: Valles Caldera National Preserve, VCNP, land use, Baca Location

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Merlan, Thomas; Anschuetz, Kurt F.  2007.  Chapter 4. History of the Baca Location No. 1.   In: Anschuetz, Kurt F.; Merlan, Thomas. More than a scenic mountain landscape: Valles Caldera National Preserve land use history. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-196. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 31-47..