Tawapa
Tawapa | |
|---|---|
Hippie commune | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Sandoval County |
| Established | 1970 |
| Dissolved | 1990s |
| Government | |
| • Type | Commune |
Tawapa was a diffuse[1] hippie commune north of Placitas, New Mexico. It was founded in 1970, and it dissolved in the 1990s. It was located along Las Huertas Creek near the Sandia Mountains.[1][2] There was also a spring in Tawapa, and watercress grew by the spring.[3]
History[edit]
In 1970, there were problems at a commune called Lower Farm, so several couples left, and founded Tawapa[4] along Las Huertas Creek.[1] Many people, especially youth, settled in Tawapa in the 1970s. They heard about it by word of mouth and through magazines.[2] During this time, several other communes were founded in the area, such as Sun Farm and Dome Valley.[2] The people living in Tawapa claimed adverse possession over the land.[1] However, they were ultimately evicted due to other people holding legal rights to Tawapa.[1] Also, housing developments in the 1990s made people have to leave Tawapa.[5]
In recent years, there has been a lot of environmental damage due to an increased number of houses being built, as well as groundwater mining.[6][7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Julyan, Robert (1998). The place names of New Mexico (2nd ed, rev ed.). Albuquerque: Univ. of New Mexico Press. ISBN 978-0-8263-1689-9.
- ^ a b c Smith, Mike (2006). Towns of the Sandia Mountains. Images of America. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub. ISBN 978-0-7385-4852-4. OCLC 76884067.
- ^ Anderson, Kay Kind Bradley (February 6, 2024). As Best I Can Remember: What's a nice Jewish girl from Philadelphia doing in a place like this? (1st ed.). Outskirts Press. ISBN 9781977264749.
- ^ "Flashbacks". www.newmexicomagazine.org. 2013-03-08. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ Hovey, Kathryn (2005). Anarchy and community in the new American West: Madrid, New Mexico, 1970–2000. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. ISBN 978-0-8263-3446-6.
- ^ "Will the little places of New Mexico survive economic growth?". NM Political Report. 2018-12-04. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ "Healing Clan". NM Healthy Soil Working Group. 2022-04-18. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ Scurlock, Dan (1998). From the Rio to the Sierra: An environmental history of the Middle Rio Grande Basin (Report). Ft. Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. doi:10.2737/rmrs-gtr-5.