GRANT COUNTY
Silver City “What started as a 19th century mining camp has become a thriving center for recreation and the arts.”
NEAR-PERFECT WEATHER AND A HOST OF OUTDOOR AND cultural attractions make Silver City an excellent destination for both temporary visitors and those considering relocation. What started as a 19th century mining camp has become a thriving center for recreation and the arts, featuring a central business district and a respected university. The community is consistently rated at the top of the nation’s most respected lists for the arts, historic preservation, healthful living and retirement. A Billy the Kid-era cabin donated by movie director Ron Howard from the movie “The Missing” opens the door to the historic right: A Buffalo Soldier downtown district packed full of restaurants, stands guard on the parade galleries, museums, day spas, coffee shops, and grounds of Fort Bayard, a boutiques. The Victorian architecture, chapels National Historic and churches add the final touch to this Landmark, near Silver City. special setting. The black soldiers gained redognition for their peacePerched on the edge of a three million acre keeping efforts. opposite, national forest with over 1500 miles of trails, inset: Elegant homes once recreation is an important element of Silver occupied by army officers City’s lifestyle and certainly its biggest stationed at Fort Bayard tourist attraction. The Gila Cliff continue to be utilized Dwellings National Monument, surtoday by medical facility rounded on three sides by the first wilderpersonnel. opposite: The ness area designated by Congress, offers Silver City Museum not only a glimpse into the ancient occupies one of the many Mogollon culture, but endless opporVictorian homes built tunities for camping, hiking, pack during the area’s first trips, horseback riding, fishing, bikmining boom in the ing or simply a leisurely drive late 1800s.
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