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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]
The Lyceum Theater of Clovis, New Mexico, located at 409 Main St., was built during 1919–20. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [1]It is a two-story concrete building with a vaulted roof which is hidden from street view by a stepped parapet.
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 Old Clovis Post Office at 4th and Mitchell Sts. in Clovis, New Mexico is a former post office built in 1931. It includes elements of Classical Revival and Mission/Spanish Revival architecture. It has also served as the Clovis-Carver Public Library. [1] It is a two-story building with a hipped and flat roof, built on an ashlar sandstone ...
The history of New Mexico is based on archaeological evidence, attesting to the varying cultures of humans occupying the area of New Mexico since approximately 9200 BCE, and written records. The earliest peoples had migrated from northern areas of North America after leaving Siberia via the Bering Land Bridge .
The First Methodist Church of Clovis is a historic church building at 622 Main Street in Clovis, New Mexico. It was built in 1929 in a Classical Revival style and was added to the National Register in 1987. [1] Prior to 1930, it was originally known as Faith Christian Fellowship, and was constructed by church members at cost of $100,000. [2]
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