Grant honors the great General and President of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant. Silver City, the county seat, is home to Western New Mexico University.

The discovery of gold in May 1860 and silver in 1870 drew many early settlers. Now the open-pit copper mine at Santa Rita, opened by Spaniards in 1803, dominates the economy of the county.

The Mimbres Valley is known for its great orchards and ranches. Several hundred thousand acres of the Gila National Forest lie within Grant County.

Contact information

Grant County Extension Service
2610 N. Silver St.
Silver City, NM 88061
Phone: 575-388-1559
Fax: 575-388-1550
Email: grant@nmsu.edu
URL: http://grantextension.nmsu.edu

2013 Cliff, Gila, Grant County Fair, September 25th - 29th, 2013

• 2012 Indoor Exhibit Book
  

• 2012 Grant County 4-H Indoor Exhibit Book
  

• Loy Tate Memorial Swine Award Application
  

• Top Ag Youth Award
  

There will be more to come on the Cliff, Gila, Grant County Fair

We would like to thank John and Judy O'Loughlin for allowing us to use their beautiful pictures on our web site.

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