Silver City, Grant County, New Mexico
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Silver City is a mining town in Grant County, New Mexico, whose early silver deposits built a populous community [3].
LEAD: Silver City is a mining town in Grant County, New Mexico, whose early silver deposits built a populous community [3].
---By 1875 Bullard Street showed the town’s early development [7]. A picture taken about 1885 from Chihuahua Hill captured the growing settlement [2]. Koehler directed the Silver City school for 17 years [4]. The Silver City Methodist Church stood at the northwest corner of Broadway and Bayard from 1888 to 1894 [6]. The San Vicente, a popular establishment, was forced to close at the height of its prosperity by a flood that turned Main Street into the “Big Ditch” [8]. Harry Fowler operated a business out of Silver City from May 1889 to November 1890 [5]. By 1890 the community numbered 2,460 souls [1].
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- Five years hence the little community of… (1890)Five years hence the little community of Silver City, numbering 2,460 souls as per the enumeration of the Enterprise, will become the great center of wealth of the southwest.
- Allen_Collection_no_ ↗ · detailsAllen_Collection_no_ Notes: Black and white image of Silver City taken from Chihuahua Hill. Written in white pencil below image on matte paper; "Silver City, N. M., from Chihuahua Hill." Image mounted in black matte paper. Subject: Late 1…
- Silver City Mining and Milling Company — Incorporation Papers (1882) (1882) ↗ · detailsmination of the mining districts in the vicinity of Silver City. I find two of the mines included in the property of the company of the "Volcano" and " Old Timer " situated in Silver Flat mining district…
- For 17 years M… (1889)For 17 years M. R. Koehler directed the Silver City school, whose fame extended far beyond the Territorial limits.
- Harry Fowler, Silver City (out of business)… (1890)Harry Fowler, Silver City (out of business) May 1, 1889, to November 30, 1890.
- SILVER CITY METHODIST CHURCH taken by the pastor of the church from… (1890)SILVER CITY METHODIST CHURCH taken by the pastor of the church from 1888-94, the Rev. B. E. Pierce. It was located at the northwest corner of Broadway and Bayard streets. The hopse at the rear of the churc…
- BULLARD STREET IN 1875 — Tliis old picture is courtesy of James Hagan… (1889)BULLARD STREET IN 1875 — Tliis old picture is courtesy of James Hagan and shows Silver City as it looked in 1875. The street at left of picture is Bullard street. The house in the upper left center with th…
- The San Vicente lasted only a few years,… (1889)The San Vicente lasted only a few years, forced to close at the height or its popularity and prosperity by a flood which turned Main street into what is now Silver City’s “Big Ditch.”