Silver City, a farming, mining, and college community lies in the foothills of the Pinos Altos Mountains. The downtown section and tree-lined neighborhoods are dotted with well preserved Victorian buildings and homes. East of town is the huge open-pit copper mine at Santa Rita, and south is the Tyrone open-pit mine. In 1913, Silver City was the Western Location Headquarters for Lubin Films.

Big Ditch Riverwalk Park, Gough Park, Historic District, Palace Hotel (B&B), Silver City Museum, Western New Mexico University (1893)

Bear Canyon Dam, City of Rocks State Park (a unique grouping of huge rock formations reminiscent of Stonehenge), The Catwalk & Whitewater Canyon, (1880s hideout of Butch Cassidy and the "Wild Bunch"), Ft. Bayard (1863), Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monum ent, Gila River, Lake Roberts, Pinos Altos

Hotels and Motels: 10; Bed and Breakfasts: 6; Total Rooms: 500

Film Contact:

Lola Polley 575-538-3785; lola@silvercity.org

Silver City/Grant County Chamber of Commerce:

800-548-9378; 575-538-3785;

575-538-3786 Fax

Web: www.silvercity.org

E-mail: info@silvercity.org