Pojoaque Pueblo
Feliciana Tapia Viarrial helped estaablish today's Pueblo of Pojoaque. Pojoaque, or Posuwageh, water drinking place, is a Tewa village founded circa A.D. 900. By 1919, the Pojoaque homelands were severely diminished. Most members left for neighboring Pueblos and Colorado. The families, including Feliciania's returned after 1932 when the federal government restored their homelands. Mother of eleven, Feliciana was a matriarch of the community as it revitalized its culture.| HM Number | HMLWZ |
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| Year Placed | 2010 |
| Placed By | New Mexico Historic Preservation Division and Department of Highways |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, October 24th, 2014 at 4:35pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 13S E 408654 N 3971263 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 35.88136667, -106.01198333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 35° 52.882', W 106° 0.719' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 35° 52' 52.92" N, 106° 0' 43.14" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 505 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 94-96 Cities of Gold Rd, Santa Fe NM 87506, US |
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