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We're proud to be supported in part by the Silver City Lodgers’ Tax and by the lodgers and businesses of Silver City and Grant County! |
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 We're proud to be supported in part by the Silver City Lodgers’ Tax and by the lodgers and businesses of Silver City and Grant County!
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 Get the most useful planning guide for travel to Silver City, Grant County and the sunny southwest corner of New Mexico. Our CD has great places to explore, ideas for your vacations, and great special offers from our members.
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Although Grant County is an arid landscape, lakes and streams provide opportunities to fish for trout, smallmouth bass, catfish and more. Given the huge variations in altitude experienced in the County, a fisherman can chase trout in the morning, bass in the afternoon and catfish in the evening!
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- Remnants of the riches of the 1880s silver boom...
"Phoenix Home and Garden"
March 2009: With two dozen art galleries and studios, plus antiques stores and a tile workshop, Silver City, New Mexico, appears to be on its way to becoming a gestating arts center. Set on a hillside at the edge of the 3.3 million-acre Gila National Forest, the town is an appealing mix of sophistication and down-home “comfyness.” Read more!
- ROOM WITH A VIEW At the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument in New Mexico
"Los Angeles Times", December 12, 2008
In Southwestern New Mexico, more than 750,000 acres of unspoiled terrain form the heart of the Gila National Forest — 3.3 million acres of publicly owned forest and range land. Read more!
- Gila Wilderness in southwestern New Mexico is the untamed West
"Los Angeles Times", September 12, 2008
Like thousands of travelers who visit the wilderness annually, I had come to see the hardscrabble patch of New Mexico that became the model for every protected wilderness in the country. I came to explore the same rocky trails cut by the Apache warrior Geronimo, homesteaders and gun-packing fugitives. But most of all, I wanted to see whether America's first wilderness area -- protected 84 years ago from roads, cars and other modern intrusions -- was still as pristine and untamed as Leopold had intended. Read more!
- 50 Best Places to Live: The Next Great Adventure Towns
"National Geograpgic Adventure Magazine", September, 2008
Quaint, friendly, and affordable, southwestern New Mexico’s Silver City is what Santa Fe was before trustafarians took over. Hike or bike seven miles of rocky trails in the rolling Boston Hills, a reclaimed historic mining area overlooking town. Or hook up with the nearby Continental Divide Trail ascending the Pinos Altos Mountains in 3.3-million-acre Gila National Forest. Read more!
- Bordering a wilderness area, historic mining town mixes rustic settings with strong community spirit
"Where to Retire," Dec. 2007
Combine a gentle high-desert climate, intense natural beauty where solitude and wilderness reign and an average of 300 sunny days a year, throw in a low-key, informal vibe and Old West charm, and what do you get? Silver City, NM: an off-the-beaten path town boasting vast scenic splendor and a burgeoning arts scene.
- America's Top Ten Bargain Towns for Boomers
"55-Alive!"
Dark, billowing clouds that cover Silver City on summer afternoons cast ominous shadows across the mountains and plains, presenting a variety of multihued colors in the evening's brilliant sunset. More than three million acres of the Gila wilderness awaits the hiker, mountain biker, camper, or wildlife observer, and plenty of lakes are strewn about the gorgeous desert terrain. The landscape draws people here, but its low property taxes, attractive housing costs, a state-of-the-art health center, and top-notch university keep them he re.Read this article!
- "Dozen Distinctive Destinations"
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Once an Apache Indian campsite, later the boyhood home of the notorious gunslinger Billy the Kid, and more recently a silver and copper mining boomtown, Silver City, N.Mex. (pop. 12,500) is as strikingly beautiful as it is historic... Read this article!
- "Top Public Hunting Areas" — Outdoor Life Magazine
"The Gila and Cibola national forests of Catron
and Grant counties ... are legendary for large mule deer."
The Silver City Museum’s local history library offers extensive resources for researching early residents, including indexes to early newspapers and local records, biographical files, information on historic properties, and a history database. Click here for more information.
Carl Scholl's web page has cemetery, genealogy and death records for Grant County dating back more than 120 years.
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Western New Mexico Telephone 314 West Yankie Silver City NM 88062 575-388-2546 Telecommunications services to rural areas of Grant County Learn more!
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Desert West Live AuctionJuly 31 to August 2Please note that the auction has expanded to three days. The Auction Gallery is located in the Big Red Barn at 3870 N. Hwy 35, in beautiful Mimbres Valley. You can preview the catalog 1-2 weeks prior to the auction on our website under the heading Catalog at the home page. On Line and Absentee Internet Bidding Available and Hosted by http://www.liveauctioneers.com. Location: The Red Barn, 3870 N. Hwy 35, Mimbres Phone: 575-536-9353 More on the web...
Knitted Tea Cozy WorkshopJuly 31, 10:00 amIn this 2-1/2 hour workshop you will design a tea cozy to fit your teapot, whether short or stout! Cost: $20 (SWFAC Member)/$25 (Nonmember) plus $3 materials fee. Location: The Common Thread, 107 W. Broadway, Silver City Phone: 575-538-5733 More on the web...
La Vuelta de Vida (radio novella) Last Updated: March 23 In need of Volunteers from the Mining District Last Updated: January 14
 Looking for a chance to visit America's Old West? Make Silver City your destination!
We have more than 1,100 years of history and culture to share, from the Gila Cliff Dwellings and their earliest inhabitants to moderns farming and ranching, guest ranches museums, historical sites and more.
Learn more about our Old West heritage!
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With genuine sincerity and honesty, we welcome you to Grant County, New Mexico. This place is a collection of communities and cultures offering history, art, education, commerce and a quality of life deemed rare in America today.
While Silver City was founded in 1870, the surrounding area has been inhabited for more than 11,000 years. This could possibly explain Grant County’s undefined “feeling of home” as described by first-time visitors and locals alike. Striving to maintain this compassionate atmosphere.... Learn more!
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Silver City/Grant County Chamber of Commerce
201 N. Hudson Ave.
Silver City, NM 88061
(575) 538-3785
(800) 548-9378 |
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