Silver City: Gila Wilderness Gateway in Grant County
Silver City is the seat of Grant County in southwestern New Mexico, situated at the edge of the Gila National Forest at an elevation of 5,900 feet. The city's population is around 10,000. It was founded in 1870 when silver deposits were discovered in the hills above, and the extractive industry shaped the town through its first several decades.
Mining activity in the area shifted to copper in the early twentieth century. The Santa Rita copper mine, east of Silver City near the village of Hurley, began operations as far back as Spanish colonial times and grew into one of the largest copper producers in the United States. Freeport-McMoRan now operates the open-pit Chino Mine at Santa Rita. Periodic swings in copper prices have produced matching swings in Silver City's economy over generations.
Western New Mexico University, founded in 1893 as a normal school, enrolls approximately 3,500 students on a hillside campus overlooking downtown. The university is one of the top employers in the county. Silver City also serves as the primary access point for the Gila Wilderness, the first federally designated wilderness area in the United States, created in 1924 at the advocacy of Aldo Leopold. The Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, 44 miles north of town, preserves Mogollon cave dwellings dating from the late 1200s.
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Silver City is the seat of Grant County in southwestern New Mexico, situated at the edge of the Gila National Forest at an elevation of 5,900 feet. The city's population is around 10,000. It was founded in 1870 when silver deposits were discovered in the hills above, and the extractive industry shaped the town through its first several decades.
Mining activity in the area shifted to copper in the early twentieth century. The Santa Rita copper mine, east of Silver City near the village of Hurley, began operations as far back as Spanish colonial times and grew into one of the largest copper producers in the United States. Freeport-McMoRan now operates the open-pit Chino Mine at Santa Rita. Periodic swings in copper prices have produced matching swings in Silver City's economy over generations.
Western New Mexico University, founded in 1893 as a normal school, enrolls approximately 3,500 students on a hillside campus overlooking downtown. The university is one of the top employers in the county. Silver City also serves as the primary access point for the Gila Wilderness, the first federally designated wilderness area in the United States, created in 1924 at the advocacy of Aldo Leopold. The Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, 44 miles north of town, preserves Mogollon cave dwellings dating from the late 1200s.
Escortservice.com reviews escort websites operating in Silver City and broader Grant County. The platform is a directory of independently operated websites. It does not arrange meetings, confirm compliance, or act as an intermediary. Users must be 21 or older.
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