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07-29-2006, 10:50 AM
Hillsboro Apple Festival
Art, Crafts & Sweet Fruit in the Mountains
By: Hillsboro Reporter
© 2006 SoNewMex.com - Reprint Permission Granted
The annual Hillsboro Apple Festival is set for Labor Day weekend (Sept 2-4). It attracts thousands of visitors and over 100 vendors, artists, artisans and craftsmen from around New Mexico. Street vendors sell everything from arts and hand-made crafts, souvenirs, antiques, and collectables, to chile, apples, apple pies, as well as wood and blacksmith products. Organizers tell us the event is expected to attract 40 - 50,000 visitors this year over 3 days.
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The Black Range Museum can also be found in Hillsboro. It features original artifacts from the early mining days of the community. Hillsboro is located 32 miles southwest of Truth or Consequences on NM Highway 152. Or it can be reached by exiting from I-25 at Mile Marker 63 and traveling west 16 miles.
In 1877, gold was found in the hills around Hillsboro. Two local mines eventually dug up over $6 million in gold and silver. Hillsboro was the county seat when Sierra County was formed in 1884. In 1890, the town had a population of 700 with a school, church, four hotels, three stamp mills, a newspaper, a bank, and sseveral saloons and general stores. By 1907, the population was 1200.
The Hillsboro courthouse, an ornate three-story red brick building, was built in 1892. It was the site of the several famous trials (the Fountain Murder Trial and the Lake Valley Cattle War). When the county seat moved to Hot Springs in 1928, the courthouse was -- sadly -- torn down. Today, only remnants of walls remain, along with walls of the stone jail nearby.
Two floods, in 1914 and 1972, caused some fatalities and destroyed many old buildings; but several adobe buildings dating from the 1880's to 1900's remain, giving the town a picturesque charm. Today, Hillsboro is a community of artists, writers, and retirees and boasts a population of just 311... except on Labor Day weekend, that is. Everyone who can leaves town that weekend! :p
Hours on Labor Day weekend may vary. Call 505-895-5686 for start and end times each day.
Art, Crafts & Sweet Fruit in the Mountains
By: Hillsboro Reporter
© 2006 SoNewMex.com - Reprint Permission Granted
The annual Hillsboro Apple Festival is set for Labor Day weekend (Sept 2-4). It attracts thousands of visitors and over 100 vendors, artists, artisans and craftsmen from around New Mexico. Street vendors sell everything from arts and hand-made crafts, souvenirs, antiques, and collectables, to chile, apples, apple pies, as well as wood and blacksmith products. Organizers tell us the event is expected to attract 40 - 50,000 visitors this year over 3 days.
http://sonewmex.com/images/Hillsboro_tour.jpg
The Black Range Museum can also be found in Hillsboro. It features original artifacts from the early mining days of the community. Hillsboro is located 32 miles southwest of Truth or Consequences on NM Highway 152. Or it can be reached by exiting from I-25 at Mile Marker 63 and traveling west 16 miles.
In 1877, gold was found in the hills around Hillsboro. Two local mines eventually dug up over $6 million in gold and silver. Hillsboro was the county seat when Sierra County was formed in 1884. In 1890, the town had a population of 700 with a school, church, four hotels, three stamp mills, a newspaper, a bank, and sseveral saloons and general stores. By 1907, the population was 1200.
The Hillsboro courthouse, an ornate three-story red brick building, was built in 1892. It was the site of the several famous trials (the Fountain Murder Trial and the Lake Valley Cattle War). When the county seat moved to Hot Springs in 1928, the courthouse was -- sadly -- torn down. Today, only remnants of walls remain, along with walls of the stone jail nearby.
Two floods, in 1914 and 1972, caused some fatalities and destroyed many old buildings; but several adobe buildings dating from the 1880's to 1900's remain, giving the town a picturesque charm. Today, Hillsboro is a community of artists, writers, and retirees and boasts a population of just 311... except on Labor Day weekend, that is. Everyone who can leaves town that weekend! :p
Hours on Labor Day weekend may vary. Call 505-895-5686 for start and end times each day.