Acequia de Nuestra Señora de Belen Records, 1912-1963

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Acequia de Nuestra Señora de Belen Records, 1912-1963

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Records of [La] Acequia de Nuestra Senora de Belen (also referred to as Belen Ditch),Valencia County, from 1912-1963. Includes financial and employment records, correspondence,election ballots, legal papers, minutes, newspaper clippings, journals, ledgers and receipt books.

2 linear feet (119 items)

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Archives and Special Collections Department. New Mexico State University.

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Acequia de Nuestra Señora de Belen

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Community owned and operated, the acequia (known also as the Belen Ditch) was constructed between Belen and Isleta, N.M., to convey irrigation water from the Rio Grande. It was the subject of legal disputes during the 1930s, when the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District sought to absorb it. From the description of Acequia de Nuestra Señora de Belen records, 1912-1963. (New Mexico State University). WorldCat record id: 37927838 Acequia de Nuestra Senora de Bel...

Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District (N.M.)

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The Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District was established in 1925 as a political subdivision of the state under the Conservancy Act of 1923. Its purpose is to provide and maintain river control and flood protection, improve drainage of seeped areas, furnish water storage, apply supplemental water for irrigation needs, and construct and maintain distribution facilities for irrigation waters. The geographic area served is from Cochiti in the north to San Marcial in the south and includes portions...