Hanover and Fiero - New Mexico Ghost Town

HANOVER and FIERO

NAME: Hanover and Fiero
COUNTY: Grant
ROADS: 2WD
GRID #(see map): 7
CLIMATE: Cold winter; hot summer
BEST TIME TO VISIT:Anytime

COMMENTS: Sister towns. There are people still living in both.
REMAINS: Many old buildings; some still occupied. Hanover mine structure is large and well preserved.

Hanover's mine produced zinc. The remaining mine structure was built during the first world war. Fierro is spanish for iron and that was what the mine there produced. Peak production was between the time of World War I and the 1930's. Submitted by Tom McCurnin Hanover Courtesy Tom McCurnin Hanover Courtesy Tom McCurnin Cuervo Courtesy Kurt Wenner	Fiero Courtesy Tom McCurnin Fiero Courtesy Tom McCurnin Fierro Courtesy Kurt Wenner

Hanover's mine produced zinc. The remaining mine structure was built during the first world war. Fierro is spanish for iron and that was what the mine there produced. Peak production was between the time of World War I and the 1930's.
Submitted by Tom McCurnin

Hanover
Courtesy Tom McCurnin

Cuervo
Courtesy Kurt Wenner

Fiero
Courtesy Tom McCurnin

Fierro
Courtesy Kurt Wenner

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