Nomadic Indians and countless buffalo herds dominated this vast plain when the Vásquez de Coronado expedition explored it in 1541. Later it was the focus of Comanchero activity, and in the 19th century it became a center for cattle ranching. The . . . — — Map (db m73464) HM
Named for the family of James Hobbs which homesteaded here in 1907, Hobbs became first a trading village for ranchers and then a major oil town after the discovery of oil by the Midwest Oil Company in 1928. — — Map (db m61441) HM
Built in 1942, the Hobbs Army Airfield was primarily used to train pilots to operate B-17 Bomber planes. It was built for the U.S. Army Air Forces 50,000 Pilot Training Program and closed in 1948. In 2003 it became Hobbs Industrial Airpark and was . . . — — Map (db m235230) HM
Following earlier oil discoveries in the Lea
County area, Ronald K. DeFord, of Midwest
Refining Co., now Amoco, came to Hobbs
to survey for a new drilling site. Drilling began
October 12, 1927, oil was discovered at
4,065 feet, and the new well . . . — — Map (db m235222) HM
Nomadic Indians and countless buffalo herds dominated the vast plain when the Vasquez de Coronado expedition explored it in 1541. Later it was the focus of Comanchero activity, and in the 19th century it became a center for cattle ranching. The name . . . — — Map (db m61440) HM
Having arrived earlier from Texas with a Master’s degree and a dedication to teaching African-American students, Myrtle Attaway Farquhar accepted a position in 1943 at the segregated Booker T. Washington School in Hobbs. She inspired students to . . . — — Map (db m235225) HM
A completion of the Discovery Well of the Hobbs Pool six miles south, April 12, 1929 focuses attention upon the potential of New Mexico as a major source of oil and natural gas. Steady development under the state conservation program, gradually . . . — — Map (db m61424) HM
… that we here highly resolve
that these dead shall not
have died in vain …
– Abraham Lincoln
World War I
Reginald E. Baird • Law G. Barron • Y. C. Blakey • Jesse R. Cross • James H. English • Claud P. Graves • Walter A. Grizzell • . . . — — Map (db m235238) WM
Lovington is named after Robert Florence Love, who founded the town on his homestead in 1908. It was a farming and ranching community until the discovery of the Denton pool after World War II turned it into an oil town. It is the county seat of Lea . . . — — Map (db m235234) HM
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Department of the Interior
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Constructed 1935-1937 by J. W. Pyburn, educator and school superintendent. Originally a . . . — — Map (db m235253) HM
Settled in 1885 and named for a marker at the springs a few miles west, Monument remained a ranching community until oil was discovered in 1928. The Indian statue, called Geronimo by residents, was erected in 1928 by land developers. Monument has . . . — — Map (db m61442) HM
Clarence E. (CE) & Mae Dallas opened the Dallas Cash Grocery in 1926 on their ranch (founded in 1910) at Caprock, NM.
To keep the store stocked CE & sons often traveled 5 days in a wagon drawn by a team of horses – 2 days to Roswell, one . . . — — Map (db m73465) HM
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Dessie Sawyer was a rancher, philanthropist and political activist. Her work with community and charitable organizations advanced her into politics. She became the National Committee Woman . . . — — Map (db m73466) HM
