Clovis, NM - We Wish You a Murray Frankmas

Welcome to Clovis, NM!  Clovis began in 1906 when the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway was being constructed in the area and the engineers were told to choose a town site.  Originally it was known as Riley's Switch, but was formally named Clovis in 1907.  It is thought by some that it was named after "Clovis Culture", the oldest known culture in the United States.  The first "Clovis Culture" artifacts were discovered at what became the Blackwater Draw archaeological site in 1929, and the culture was subsequently named after the city it was closest to, not the other way around.  The city was actually named by the daughter of a railway official who was studying the first king of the Franks, King Clovis.  Clovis is home to Cannon Air Force Base and the Norman and Vi Petty Rock & Roll Museum.  The museum is designed to give visitors a glimpse into the Norman Petty Studios, where early rock greats like Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly recorded some of their hits.Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov