Hillsboro, NM
Hillsboro
started after the discovery of gold here in 1877. At one time it had 2,000
residents and was important enough to be named the Sierra County seat. The
ruins of the jail and courthouse are located at the top of the hill behind the
General Store. The courthouse was dismantled in 1939 for building
materials.
Hillsboro
is not a ghost town in the same sense as Lake Valley, or any of the others.
Several hundred people still live here. The Hillsboro General Store has been in
continuous operation since 1879. Initially a General Mercantile, it was
purchased in 1903 by George T. Miller, who began business under the sign, G. T.
Miller, DRUGGIST. In 1969, the Miller Drug Store became the Hillsboro General
Store. It serves a great breakfast!