ARABELLA - LAS TABLAS

NAME: Arabella - Las Tablas COUNTY: Lincoln ROADS: 2WD GRID: 5 CLIMATE: Mild BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime

COMMENTS: Arabella/las tablas. Se end of capitan mountains. REMAINS: No mention

Arabella / las tablas. In the late 1870's or early 1880's, three spanish families came from walsenburg, colo., and settled on ranches at the se end of the capitan mts. They called the settlement las tablas, probably with reference to timber used for building. In 1886, andy richardson moved to las tablas and opened a general store. When he as appointed postmaster in 1901, he changed the name to honor the daughter of one of the settlers. Postoffice, 1901 /1923.Arabella in guadalupe county on sp rr 7 mi sw of santa rosa is not to be confused with the arabella. Submitted by: Samuel W McWhorter

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