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Lovington in Lea County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
 

Commercial Hotel

 
 
Commercial Hotel Marker image. Click for full size.
cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), December 30, 2015
1. Commercial Hotel Marker
Inscription.
Built 1918
Lovington's first modern
hotel.

SR 1882

A Registered Cultural Property
State of New Mexico

 
Erected by State of New Mexico. (Marker Number 1882.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureIndustry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.
 
Location. 32° 56.876′ N, 103° 20.835′ W. Marker is in Lovington, New Mexico, in Lea County. It is at the intersection of South Love Street and East Central Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Love Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1918 S Love St, Lovington NM 88260, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Mexico’s Pecos Valley. It is also in the American Southwest, on the Great Plains, on the Southern Plains, and specifically on the High Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Comancherνa, and the Republic of Texas.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within
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17 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lea County War Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pyburn House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lovington (approx. 2.7 miles away); Hobbs 9/11 Memorial (approx. 14.7 miles away); Hobbs Army Air Field (approx. 14.7 miles away).
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Myrtle Attaway Farquhar (1900-1972) (was approx. 16.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Commercial Hotel Marker image. Click for full size.
cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), December 30, 2015
2. Commercial Hotel Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 395 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 28, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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