Aragon is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 on the Tularosa River in Catron County

Catron County, New Mexico

-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*89.8% White*0.4% Black*2.7% Native American*0.2% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.1% Two or more races*3.7% Other races*19.0% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...

, New Mexico

New Mexico

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, United States

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. It is located at an altitude of 7135 feet (2,174.7 m) seven miles (11 km) northeast of Apache Creek

Apache Creek, New Mexico

Apache Creek is an unincorporated community in eastern Catron County, New Mexico, United States. Located three miles northeast of Cruzville, it is located at the convergence of Apache Creek and the Tularosa River. The Apache Creek Pueblo, also called the Apache Creek Ruin, is near the town...

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The latitude

Latitude

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 is 33.88 N, longitude

Longitude

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 108.54 W.

Fort Tularosa

Aragon is on the site of former Fort Tularosa 33°52′52"N 108°32′18"W, which was built in 1870 to protect the Apache Indian Agency from the Ojo Caliente Band of Apaches. The fort was abandoned when the tribe was moved back to the Ojo Caliente reservation in 1874. The fort was rebuilt in 1880 by Buffalo Soldiers led by Sergeant George Jordan

George Jordan

George Jordan was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States....

. Jordan eventually received the Medal of Honor

Medal of Honor

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 for leading 25 men to repulse a force of more than 100 Indians in the Battle of Fort Tularosa.

The only remaining evidence of the Fort is a burial ground for soldiers who served in the Arizona Territory

Arizona Territory

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The town

The town was known as Joseph from 1887 to 1898 and 1901 to 1906. Since 1906 it has been known as Aragon, named for an old Spanish family who still lives in the area. Near Aragon, on the north side of Tularosa Canyon, a cave was occupied from 400 B.C. to A.D. 1100, containing pits and later masonry rooms.