Tawapa | |
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Hippie commune | |
Country | United States |
State | New Mexico |
County | Sandoval County |
Established | 1970 |
Dissolved | 1990s |
Government | |
• Type | Commune |
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Tawapa was a diffuse [1] hippie commune north of Placitas, New Mexico. It was founded in 1970, and dissolved in the 1990s. It was located along Las Huertas Creek near the Sandia Mountains. [1] [2] There was also a spring in Tawapa, and watercress grew by the spring. [3]
At the commune of Lower Farm in New Mexico, there was a man who went by Ulysses [3] [4] [5] (real name Donald Waskey). He called himself Ulysses because he claimed to be the reincarnation of Ulysses S. Grant. [5] He also believed himself to be the reincarnation of Vulcan and Jesus Christ. [6] He murdered two people, [3] [4] [6] and once ran for governor of New Mexico. He was the self-proclaimed leader of the commune. [3]
In 1970, due to the problems at Lower Farm, several couples left Lower Farm, and founded Tawapa [7] along Las Huertas Creek. [1] Many people, especially youth, settled in Tawapa in the 1970s. They heard about it by word of mouth and through magazines. [2] They constructed houses there. [1] A person in California once made a map of hippie communes, drawing in even more people to Tawapa. They camped there. [7] During this time, several other communes were founded in the area, such as Sun Farm [8] and Dome Valley. [2] The people living in Tawapa claimed adverse possession over the land. [1] However, they were ultimately evicted due to other people holding legal rights to Tawapa. [1] Also, housing developments in the 1990s made people have to leave Tawapa. [9]
In recent years, there has been a lot of environmental damage due to an increased number of houses being built, as well as groundwater mining. [10] [11] [12] The spring has mostly run dry, and Sun Farm is experiencing a water shortage. [10] [11]
Tawapa | |
---|---|
Hippie commune | |
Country | United States |
State | New Mexico |
County | Sandoval County |
Established | 1970 |
Dissolved | 1990s |
Government | |
• Type | Commune |
![]() | This article may require
copy editing for grammar. (June 2024) |
Tawapa was a diffuse [1] hippie commune north of Placitas, New Mexico. It was founded in 1970, and dissolved in the 1990s. It was located along Las Huertas Creek near the Sandia Mountains. [1] [2] There was also a spring in Tawapa, and watercress grew by the spring. [3]
At the commune of Lower Farm in New Mexico, there was a man who went by Ulysses [3] [4] [5] (real name Donald Waskey). He called himself Ulysses because he claimed to be the reincarnation of Ulysses S. Grant. [5] He also believed himself to be the reincarnation of Vulcan and Jesus Christ. [6] He murdered two people, [3] [4] [6] and once ran for governor of New Mexico. He was the self-proclaimed leader of the commune. [3]
In 1970, due to the problems at Lower Farm, several couples left Lower Farm, and founded Tawapa [7] along Las Huertas Creek. [1] Many people, especially youth, settled in Tawapa in the 1970s. They heard about it by word of mouth and through magazines. [2] They constructed houses there. [1] A person in California once made a map of hippie communes, drawing in even more people to Tawapa. They camped there. [7] During this time, several other communes were founded in the area, such as Sun Farm [8] and Dome Valley. [2] The people living in Tawapa claimed adverse possession over the land. [1] However, they were ultimately evicted due to other people holding legal rights to Tawapa. [1] Also, housing developments in the 1990s made people have to leave Tawapa. [9]
In recent years, there has been a lot of environmental damage due to an increased number of houses being built, as well as groundwater mining. [10] [11] [12] The spring has mostly run dry, and Sun Farm is experiencing a water shortage. [10] [11]