Glenwood, New Mexico

Glenwood (coord|33|18|49|N|108|53|04|W|) is an unincorporated community in Catron County, New Mexico, United States. Founded in 1878 as Bush Ranch, today the town is home to approximately 300 residents. Located near the San Francisco River, Glenwood is 65 miles northwest of Silver City on U.S. Route 180, and is 39 miles south of Reserve.

History

The first house was built in Glenwood in 1878 on the Bush Ranch, later renamed White Water for the creek that runs through it. When it was a stage stop the town was called Glenwood Springs, and in 1901 the town was formally named Glenwood. New Mexico's first powered airplane flight happened in 1909 near Glenwood. [Mazzio, J. (2003) [http://www.southernnewmexico.com/Articles/Southwest/Grant/Glenwood/Glenwood.html Glenwood — for outdoor lovers] . SouthernNewMexico.Com. Retrieved 6/11/07.]

In the 1930s Glenwood was the site of several mild earthquakes. [(2003) [http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:3ovX6wpbKtAJ:www.ees.nmt.edu/Geop/Museum_Posters/NM_earthquakes_36x56_November2004.pdf+%22glenwood+%22new+mexico+history%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=37&gl=us&client=firefox-a Earthquakes in New Mexico and the Socorro Magma Body] . New Mexico Tech. Retrieved 6/11/07.]

The Catwalk

In 1889 silver and gold was discovered in the Mogollon Mountains above Whitewater Canyon, just outside of Glenwood. Several mines were developed, and ore was hauled in wagons to a mill at the mouth of the Canyon. Water to operate the electric generators came from a pipeline reaching up into the Canyon. The pipeline was held onto the rock walls of the Canyon with timbers and iron bars that were in constant need of maintenance. Workmen dubbed it the Catwalk, and today it is operated as part of the Whitewater Canyon National Forest Recreation Area. [(nd) [http://www.huntel.com/~artpike/glenwo1b.htm Some history of Glenwood and Graham, New Mexico] . Retrieved 6/11/07.] Today it is the site of the one-mile Catwalk National Recreation Trail.

Present

Glenwood is home to the Gila National Forest Glenwood Ranger Station, the Glenwood State Trout Hatchery, and nearby is Snow Lake.(nd) [http://www.nmmagazine.com/NMREGIONS/swglenwood.html Glenwood] . "New Mexico Magazine". Retrieved 6/11/07.]

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