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*May 1911, “Ernst A. Tietjen and his wife Emma O. Tietjen” sold a lot in the new town of Bluewater to F.G. Nielson. Along with this deed was a map of the original townsite.
*May 1911, “Ernst A. Tietjen and his wife Emma O. Tietjen” sold a lot in the new town of Bluewater to F.G. Nielson. Along with this deed was a map of the original townsite.
*August 1914, Ernst A. Tietjen and his wife Emma O.Tietjen sold the lot containing the first Bluewater schoolhouse 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 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. In the present day, this is Pinon Street connecting from Pine Street to Main Street. Perhaps it was about this time that Center Street was also extended from Pine Street to Main Street.
*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.
*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.
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*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.
*May 1979, a map was recorded in the Valencia county recorders office for the “Sunrise Estates of Bluewater village.” <ref>County Records, Maps C - 14. Valencia countyNM Recorders Office.</ref> The map clearly showed the land around Sunrise Loop Road, Sunny Shade Lane, Sunny Slope Road, and Sunny Dale Road. This new addition to Bluewater was located on Chapman’s hill where the land originally belonged to Welcome O.Chapman.
*May 1979, a map was recorded in the Valencia county recorders office for the “Sunrise Estates of Bluewater village.” <ref>County Records, Maps C - 14. Valencia countyNM Recorders Office.</ref> The map clearly showed the land around Sunrise Loop Road, Sunny Shade Lane, Sunny Slope Road, and Sunny Dale Road. This new addition to Bluewater was located on Chapman’s hill where the land originally belonged to Welcome O.Chapman.


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