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[[United States]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[New Mexico]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[Cibola County, New Mexico|Cibola County]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Bluewater, NM
[[United States]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[New Mexico]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[Cibola County, New Mexico|Cibola County]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Bluewater, NM
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Second Bluewater School 1920 - 1957


=== General Information  ===
=== General Information  ===
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*About 1880, a [http://www.loc.gov/resource/g4051p.rr003210/ railroad map] was made showing the stagecoach routes of the area. <ref>A geographically correct county map of the states traversed by the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe Railroad and its Connects, 1880. Library of Congress,Railroad Maps, 1828 - 1900. http://www.loc.gov/item/98688578</ref> Notice the name of the Station is still "Agua Azul" the old Spanish name for the area.
*About 1880, a [http://www.loc.gov/resource/g4051p.rr003210/ railroad map] was made showing the stagecoach routes of the area. <ref>A geographically correct county map of the states traversed by the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe Railroad and its Connects, 1880. Library of Congress,Railroad Maps, 1828 - 1900. http://www.loc.gov/item/98688578</ref> Notice the name of the Station is still "Agua Azul" the old Spanish name for the area.
*About 1882, a [http://www.loc.gov/resource/g3701p.rr000600/ railroad map] was made showing the train routes through the area. <ref>Colton’s Intermediate Railroad Map of the United States, 1882. Library of Congress, Railroad Maps, 1828 - 1900. http://www.loc.gov/item/gm71000840</ref> Notice that the name of the Station was Blue Water the Anglicized version of the older Spanish name. Later this would become Bluewater (one word) which has continued to the present day.
*About 1882, a [http://www.loc.gov/resource/g3701p.rr000600/ railroad map] was made showing the train routes through the area. <ref>Colton’s Intermediate Railroad Map of the United States, 1882. Library of Congress, Railroad Maps, 1828 - 1900. http://www.loc.gov/item/gm71000840</ref> Notice that the name of the Station was Blue Water the Anglicized version of the older Spanish name. Later this would become Bluewater (one word) which has continued to the present day.
*Mar 1911, Ernst A. Tietjen and his wife Emma O. Tietjen sold lots 1 & 4 in block B in the new town of Bluewater to F.G. Nielson for $30. <ref>Deed Records, Book B1, page 609. Valencia county NM Recorders Office.</ref> Along with this deed was a map of the original townsite.
*Mar 1911, Ernst A. Tietjen and his wife Emma O. Tietjen sold lots 1 & 4 in block B in the new town of Bluewater to F.G. Nielson for $30. <ref>Deed Records, Book B1, page 609. Valencia county NM Recorders Office.</ref> Along with this deed was a map of the original townsite, showing F.G. Nielson as land owner.
*August 1914, Ernst A. Tietjen and his wife Emma O.Tietjen sold the lot containing the first Bluewater schoolhouse, lot 1 of block F, to School District #16 of Valencia County. <ref>Deed Records, Book B3, page 149. Valencia county NM Recorders Office.</ref> The deed for this land also included a map showing the townsite.
*August 1914, Ernst A. Tietjen and his wife Emma O.Tietjen sold the lot containing the first Bluewater schoolhouse, lot 1 of block F, to School District #16 of Valencia County. <ref>Deed Records, Book B3, page 149. Valencia county NM Recorders Office.</ref> The deed for this land also included a map showing the townsite.
*May 1919, a new map was recorded by Thomas J. McNiel at the Valencia county recorders office - "McNeill Addition to the Old Bluewater Townsite." <ref>County Records, Maps B 362. Valencia county NM Recorders Office.</ref> This map clearly showed a new street connecting from the town to the County Road with the new schoolhouse on the south side of this street in the middle of the block.
*May 1919, a new map was recorded by Thomas J. McNiel at the Valencia county recorders office - "McNeill Addition to the Old Bluewater Townsite." <ref>County Records, Maps B 362. Valencia county NM Recorders Office.</ref> This map clearly showed a new street connecting from the town to the County Road with the new schoolhouse on the south side of this street in the middle of the block. This map showed some of the owners who had already purchased land in this new addition.
*January 1923, a map was recorded called “Bluewater - Toltec Irrigation District Map.” <ref>County Records, Maps C - 5 - 28. Valencia county NM Recorders Office.</ref> It clearly showed Bluewater canyon, the canals & ditches, and the land covered by the district. And it also showed the Bluewater Cemetery.
*January 1923, a map was recorded called “Bluewater - Toltec Irrigation District Map.” <ref>County Records, Maps C - 5 - 28. Valencia county NM Recorders Office.</ref> It clearly showed Bluewater canyon, the canals & ditches, and the land covered by the district. And it also showed the Bluewater Cemetery.
*Late 1925 or early 1926, another map of the town of Bluewater was recorded at the Valencia county recorders office, “PLAT OF portions of Section 22, township 12 N., range 11 W., N.M.P.M. Showing Bluewater Townsite, McNeil Addition and other TRACTS.”<ref>County Records, Maps A 40. Valencia county NM Recorders Office.</ref> The date of the map was not given. But the owners names for each of the lots and tracts of land in Bluewater are clearly shown. Tract 102 on this map is shown with owner A.V. Tietjen. In August 1925, Emma O. Tietjen sold Tract 102 to her son Albert V. Tietjen.<ref>Deed Records, Book B4, page 471. Valencia county NM Recorders Office.</ref> So August 1925 is the earliest date this map could have been drawn. Also the map showed Track 104 with owner Joseph F. Nielson. Then in February 1926,he sold this lot to Maria C. Nielson, the wife of his brother Frihoff. <ref>Deed Records, Book B5, page 31. Valencia county NM Recorders Office.</ref> So February 1926 is the latest date this map could have been drawn.
*Late 1925 or early 1926, another map of the town of Bluewater was recorded at the Valencia county recorders office, “PLAT OF portions of Section 22, township 12 N., range 11 W., N.M.P.M. Showing Bluewater Townsite, McNeil Addition and other TRACTS.”<ref>County Records, Maps A 40. Valencia county NM Recorders Office.</ref> The date of the map was not given. But the owners names for each of the lots and tracts of land in Bluewater are clearly shown. Tract 102 on this map is shown with owner A.V. Tietjen. In August 1925, Emma O. Tietjen sold Tract 102 to her son Albert V. Tietjen.<ref>Deed Records, Book B4, page 471. Valencia county NM Recorders Office.</ref> So August 1925 is the earliest date this map could have been drawn. Also the map showed Track 104 with owner Joseph F. Nielson. Then in February 1926,he sold this lot to Maria C. Nielson, the wife of his brother Frihoff. <ref>Deed Records, Book B5, page 31. Valencia county NM Recorders Office.</ref> So February 1926 is the latest date this map could have been drawn.
*About 1932, Glenn Chapman as a 12 year old student drew a map of the Bluewater area for a school project. <ref>Bluewater Pioneer Centenial calendar, 1894 - 1994, Edited by Eva L. Hassell, Bluewater NM.</ref> It clearly showed the church &school, the graveyard, and the above businesses. It also showed the railroad,the white bridge, Main Street and the new Highway 66. In addition, it gave the locations of some of the people who had previously lived in Bluewater as well as some of the current residents.
*About 1932, Glenn Chapman as a 12 year old student drew a map of the Bluewater area for a school project. <ref>Bluewater Pioneer Centenial calendar, 1894 - 1994, Edited by Eva L. Hassell, Bluewater NM.</ref> It clearly showed the church &school, the graveyard, and the above businesses. It also showed the railroad,the white bridge, Main Street and the new Highway 66. Included on the map are the locations of some of the people who had lived previously in Bluewater as well as some of the current residents.
*September 1957, a map was recorded named “Rains Addition to the Village of Bluewater.” <ref>County Records, Maps B - 116. Valencia county NM Recorders Office.</ref> The map clearly showed the land around Elk and Maple Streets just south of Pinon Street. This new addition to Bluewater was located on land originally owned by T.J. McNeil.
*September 1957, a map was recorded named “Rains Addition to the Village of Bluewater.” <ref>County Records, Maps B - 116. Valencia county NM Recorders Office.</ref> The map clearly showed the land around Elk and Maple Streets just south of Pinon Street. This new addition to Bluewater was located on land originally owned by T.J. McNeil.
*November 1978, a map of “Longs addition to Bluewater village” was recorded in the Valencia county recorders office. <ref>County Records, Maps C - 11 - 163. Valencia county NM Recorders Office.</ref> The map clearly showed the land around Willow Street just west of the present day Bluewater Elementary School. This new addition to Bluewater was located on land originally owned by E.A. Tietjen.
*November 1978, a map of “Longs addition to Bluewater village” was recorded in the Valencia county recorders office. <ref>County Records, Maps C - 11 - 163. Valencia county NM Recorders Office.</ref> The map clearly showed the land around Willow Street just west of the present day Bluewater Elementary School. This new addition to Bluewater was located on land originally owned by E.A. Tietjen.
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=== Lists ===
=== Lists ===


For addition lists of people, check out the Census, Cemeteries and Church Records sections in this article. Four of the maps above show the names of land owners, so they are duplicated below.
*November 1923, a Branch Conference for the Bluewater Branch was held in Bluewater. In connection with that, a picture of the branch was made. Most of the people in the picture were residents of Bluewater with some visitors. <ref>Ernst Albert Tietjen, Missionary and Colonizer, Second Edition by Gary Tietjen, 2007, p 129.</ref>
 


*Mar 1911, Ernst A. Tietjen and his wife Emma O. Tietjen sold lots 1 & 4 in block B in the new town of Bluewater to F.G. Nielson for $30. <ref>Deed Records, Book B1, page 609. Valencia county NM Recorders Office.</ref> Along with this deed was a map of the original townsite, showing F.G. Nielson as land owner.
For addition lists of people, check out the Census, Cemeteries and Church Records sections in this article. Also four of the maps above show the names of land owners - March 1911, May 1919, Late 1925 or early 1926, and About 1932.
*May 1919, a new map was recorded by Thomas J. McNiel at the Valencia county recorders office - "McNeill Addition to the Old Bluewater Townsite." <ref> County Records, Maps B 362. Valencia county NM Recorders Office.</ref> This map showed some of the owners who had already purchased land in this new addition.
*November 1923, a Branch Conference for the Bluewater Branch was held in Bluewater. In connection with that, a picture of the branch was made. Most of the people in the picture were residents of Bluewater with some visitors. <ref>Ernst Albert Tietjen, Missionary and Colonizer, Second Edition by Gary Tietjen, 2007, p 129.</ref>
*Late 1925 or early 1926, another map of the town of Bluewater was recorded “PLAT OF portions of Section 22, township 12 N., range 11 W., N.M.P.M. Showing Bluewater Townsite, McNeil Addition and other TRACTS.” <ref>County Records, Maps A 40. Valencia county NM Recorders Office.</ref> The owners names for each of the lots and tracts of land in Bluewater are clearly shown.
*About 1932, Glenn Chapman as a 12 year old student drew a map of the Bluewater area for a school project.<ref>Bluewater Pioneer Centenial calendar, 1894 - 1994, Edited by Eva L. Hassell, Bluewater NM.</ref> Included on the map are the locations of some of the people who had lived previously in Bluewater as well as some of the current residents.


=== Bibliography on the History of Bluewater ===
=== Bibliography on the History of Bluewater ===
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