Great American

Great American is a quarry in , and has an elevation of 6,148 feet.
  • Type: Quarry
  • Description: mine in Grant County, New Mexico, United States of America
  • Address: NM

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include H. B. Ailman House and Fleming Hall.

Photo: PA Stanley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a historic house located at 314 W. Broadway in , . Prospector Henry B. Ailman had the house built using his profits from the Naiad Queen Silver Mine in Georgetown; his business partner H. is situated 1¼ miles east of Great American.

University building
Photo: PA Stanley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic building on the campus of Western New Mexico University in . It was built in 1917 as a facility to teach Science and Physical Education. is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Great American.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Silver City.

Photo: AllenS, Public domain.
is a town in the part of , USA. An old mining town, it is undergoing rebirth as a modest high-tech center and jumping-off point to a number of attractive areas in the mountains.

Great American

Latitude
32.76869° or 32° 46′ 7″ north
Longitude
-108.30172° or 108° 18′ 6″ west
Elevation
6,148 feet (1,874 metres)
Open location code
854HQM9X+F8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369153438
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Geo­Names ID
5469981
Wiki­data ID
Q49416332
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In Other Languages

“Great American” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Great American”

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