#silvercity

[railwayhistorical]

Somewhere in the West

Continuing my month-long series of posts on New Mexico and the Great Divide: here's one more shot from Silver City. I feel this one has what it takes to stand on its own, with no context necessary.

One image by Richard; taken April 4th 2026.

[nmnomad]

Silver City was established in the 1870s, after the discovery of silver at Chloride Flat. The founder, Captain Bullard, didn't live to see the tent city evolve. He was killed in an altercation with Apache in 1871. As a railway hub for the extracted ore, Silver City quickly became a boom town.

Silver City was established in the 1870s, after the discovery of silver at Chloride Flat. The founder, Captain Bullard, didn't live to see the tent city evolve. He was killed in an altercation with the Apache in 1871. As a railway hub for the extracted ore, Silver City quickly became a boom town.

From Wikipedia: "The town's violent crime rate was substantial during the 1870s. However, Grant County Sheriff Harvey Whitehill was elected in 1874, and gained a sizable reputation for his abilities at controlling trouble. In 1875, Whitehill became the first lawman to arrest Billy the Kid, known at the time under the alias of Henry Antrim. Whitehill arrested him twice, both times for theft in Silver City (Sheriff Whitehill testified to the Justice of the Peace that he believed Henry Antrim did not do the actual stealing the second time arrested, but assisted in the hiding of the property stolen by Sombrero Jack. Whitehill would later claim that the young man was a likeable kid, whose stealing was a result more of necessity than criminality. His mother is buried in the town cemetery. In 1878, the town hired its first town marshal, "Dangerous Dan" Tucker, who had been working as a deputy for Whitehill since 1875. Butch Cassidy and his Wild Bunch were also reported to frequent the Silver City saloons in the late 1800s."

[surrealgardening]

I took a small cutting from my bigger plant in CA when I moved out here in July. I have never had one of these grow so fast. #surrealgardening #grow #succulentgarden #plants #succulentlove #plant #stringofpearls #love #growyourown #growwithus #succulentsofinstagram #green #silvercity #grantcounty #lovelife #newadventures #newmexico #peace #newbeginnings (at Silver City, New Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/CU06K3FrmgS/?utm_medium=tumblr

[blakejphotography]

It’s an odd feeling having the oldest car at a meet! Photos from BMW Club Vancouver’s June Meet ______________________________________ #bmw #bmwcanada #carmeet #bmwclub #bmwmeet #silvercity #richmond #bmw2002 #m2 #m3 #e46 #e30 #f80 #bmwm #bbs #blakejphoto (at Silvercity) https://www.instagram.com/p/CR28DmuqDUz/?utm_medium=tumblr

[windowsvista2007]

SilverCity

[new-mexico]

Silver City, New Mexico

[eriiika94]

[realaleguide]

Silver City Brewery Nice Day IPA. Watch the video beer review here www.youtube.com/realaleguide #SilverCityBrewery #SilverCity #SilverCityNiceDayIPA #NiceDayIPA #AmericanCraftBeer #AmericanBeer (at Victoria Park Barry)