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Clovis is located in the New Mexico portion of the Llano Estacado, in the eastern part of the state. A largely agricultural community, closely bordering Texas, it is noted for its role in early rock music history and for nearby Cannon Air Force Base, current home to the 27th Special Operations Wing which is also known as "The Steadfast Line". [8]
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]
Curry County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico.As of the 2020 census, its population was 48,430. [1] Its county seat is Clovis. [2] The county is named in honor of George Curry, territorial governor of New Mexico from 1907 to 1910.
The 1908 Clovis City Hall and Fire Station at 308 Pile St. in Clovis in Curry County, New Mexico was the first city hall and fire station in the city; it served in that role from 1908 until 1929, and later served as an auto repair shop then as a hotel. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1]
The station was built by B. Lantry & Sons in Spanish Revival style, and is one of only three buildings of this style built by the Santa Fe Railway. [2]Notably it served long distance Chicago to California trains that took the route through Wichita, Kansas; northwest Oklahoma and Amarillo in northern Texas.
The Curry County Courthouse in Clovis, New Mexico is a three-and-a-half-story Art Deco-style courthouse which was built in 1936. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1] [2] It was designed by architect Robert E. Merrell of Schaefer & Merrell architectural firm. It was expanded in 1954 with a two-story addition ...
Eastern New Mexico News, Clovis, N.M. February 10, 2024 at 11:59 PM. Feb. 10—Clovis' elected officials should set aside their personal beliefs and work to represent every city resident. That's ...
The Lincoln Jackson School, at 206 Alphon St. in Clovis, New Mexico, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. It is a one-story L-shaped complex of International Style buildings built during 1952 to 1965. The buildings replaced the prior buildings which had served African-American students only, during Clovis County's ...