Silver City
Population 9,887 - Elevation 5,895
Silver City is located in the midst of rich mineral deposits. The Santa Rita Copper Mines, opened in 1805, were the second such mines operating in what is now the U.S. A silver strike in 1870 began the commercial mining for which the area is still known. The Apache chiefs Victorio, Geronimo, and Magnus Coloradas figured in its history.
Marker is on U.S. 180 at milepost 111.5, on the right when traveling east.
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