The community of Silver City realized a longtime dream on February 11, 1893, when the Thirtieth Session of the Territorial Legislature of New Mexico passed “An Act to Establish and Provide for the Maintenance and Government of the Normal Schools of New Mexico.” Silver City and Las Vegas were chosen to be the locations of these teacher-training institutions. This successfully culminated the efforts of many in Silver City, who had attempted for years to convince the Territorial Legislature to approve an institution of higher learning in Silver City.
The Board of Regents, appointed by Governor L. Bradford Prince, was given the task of selecting a site for the school. Per newspaper articles at the time, 20 acres were donated by townspeople to the Town of Silver City and then given by the Town Council to the New Mexico Normal School at Silver City. Col. John W. Fleming was Mayor of Silver City and a member of the Board of Regents at that time, while Town Finance Director J.P. Carr was the secretary of the Board of Regents at the time. The Board accepted the donation from the Town at their meeting, which was a few days before the Town Council took official action to donate the land. This site, situated on a hill west of the community, allowed the institution to be visible to all who came into town.
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