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Clovis is a city in Fresno County, California, United States. It was established in 1890 as a freight stop for the San Joaquin Valley Railroad by a group of Fresno ...
Clovis (Latin: Chlodovechus; reconstructed Frankish: *Hlōdowig; c. 466 – 27 November 511) [2] was the first king of the Franks to unite all of the Franks under one ruler, changing the form of leadership from a group of petty kings to rule by a single king, and ensuring that the kingship was passed down to his heirs. [3]
Clovis (given name), the early medieval (Frankish) form of the name Louis Clovis I (c. 466 – 511), the first king of the Franks to unite all the Frankish tribes under one ruler; Clovis II (c. 634 – c. 657), king of Neustria and Burgundy and first of the Rois Fainéants; Clovis III (reigned 675–676), king of Austrasia, considered a usurper ...
Clovis is a city in and the county seat of Curry County, New Mexico. [7] The population was 38,567 at the 2020 census. [4] Clovis is located in the New Mexico portion ...
The Clovis culture is an archaeological culture from the Paleoindian period of North America, spanning around 13,050 to 12,750 years Before Present (BP). [1] The type site is Blackwater Draw locality No. 1 near Clovis, New Mexico, where stone tools were found alongside the remains of Columbian mammoths in 1929. [2]
Clovis fluted points are named after the city of Clovis, New Mexico, where examples were first found in 1929 by Ridgely Whiteman. [3] A typical Clovis point is a medium to large lanceolate point with sharp edges, a third of an inch thick, one to two inches wide, and about four inches (10 cm) long. [4]
Clovis was a minor for almost the whole of his reign. He is sometimes regarded as king of Austrasia during the interval 656–57 when Childebert the Adopted usurped the throne. Grimoald the Elder , mayor of the palace of Austrasia, was captured and later executed in Paris by Clovis II, the king of Neustria, in 657.
Sign at Clovis Airport welcoming arrivals. Clovis Regional Airport covers an area of 1,480 acres (599 ha) at an elevation of 4,216 feet (1,285 m) above mean sea level.It has three runways, two of which have asphalt surfaces: 4/22 is 7,200 by 150 feet (2,195 by 46 m) and 12/30 is 5,697 by 150 feet (1,736 by 46 m).