![]() In 1863, the Town of Tularosa was formally established and was mapped with 49 blocks and water rights distributed and recorded. The Mission Church, St Francis de Paula was built to honor a promise made to St Francis that if no one was killed in the battle at Round Mountain, the townspeople would build a church dedicated to him. Two years later, after a battle at nearby Round Mountain, Hispanic farmers from the Rio Grande valley succeeded in settling the area. Settlers attempted to establish a settlement in 1860 but were unsuccessful due to Mescalero Apache raids. The Rio Tularosa, which still exists along the north side of the village, attracted the original settlers as a water source in the desert. ![]() Tularosa gets its name from the Spanish description for the red or rose colored reeds growing along the banks of the Rio Tularosa. ![]()
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