Historical Markers and War Memorials in Hobbs, New Mexico
Lovington is the county seat for Lea County
Hobbs is in Lea County
Lea County(15) ► ADJACENT TO LEA COUNTY Chaves County(36) ► Eddy County(34) ► Roosevelt County(5) ► Andrews County, Texas(22) ► Cochran County, Texas(7) ► Gaines County, Texas(3) ► Loving County, Texas(6) ► Winkler County, Texas(15) ► Yoakum County, Texas(5) ►
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On U.S. 62, 0.6 miles west of NW County Raod, on the right when traveling east.
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
On Jack Gomez Boulevard, 0.1 miles west of North Lovington Highway (New Mexico Highway 18), on the left when traveling west.
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
On North Marland Boulevard (U.S. 62/180 at milepost 105.9) at East Snyder Street, on the right when traveling north on North Marland Boulevard.
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
On U.S. 62, 0.3 miles west of NW County Road, on the right when traveling west.
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
On North Lovington Highway (State Highway 18) 0.1 miles south of Gerry, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
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
On U.S. 62, 1.2 miles west of State Line Road, on the right when traveling west.
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
