Madrid Mining Landscape - Dekker / Perich / Sabatini

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The History of Mining in Madrid, NM1400’s –Pueblo tribes mine turquoise in and around theMadrid regionHistorical Context1591- Spanish explorers discover the turquoise and goldnear Madrid1830- the Madrid area is locally mined for coal.1892- a narrow gauge rail line was run to “Coal Gulch”,later named Madrid, NM, from the Rio Grande. Theconstruction of the rail line constricts the gulch.1899- Madrid flourishes as a “company town” with apopulation of 2500 people.WWW.MADRIDMININGLANDSCAPE.ORGMADRID MINING LANDSCAPE OCTOBER, 2011
1920- Coal production peaks under the ownership andmanagement of Oscar HuberHistorical Context (cont.)1930’s- the Army Corp of Engineers channelizes theArroyo1954- Recognizing the demise of coal, Owner OscarHuber puts the entire town up for sale- cost $250,000.There are no buyers.1960- Mining comes to an end1975- the town site is subdivided and soldWWW.MADRIDMININGLANDSCAPE.ORGMADRID MINING LANDSCAPE OCTOBER, 2011
Page 1 and 2: MADRID MINING LANDSCAPENational Ass
Page 3 and 4: The New Mexico Abandoned Mine Land
Page 5 and 6: Village MapHistoric District Bounda
Page 7: The Project Purpose and TasksProjec
Page 11 and 12: Planning ChallengesCommunity Proper
Page 13 and 14: Historic District ConsiderationsVie
Page 15 and 16: Outreach Principles• Develop mult
Page 17 and 18: PurposeCommunity Meeting #2• Pres
Page 19 and 20: Goals• Restore Watershed• Prote
Page 21 and 22: Community Project #2 Arroyo Restora
Page 23 and 24: SummaryProject Innovations• Worki

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