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F.O.E. Ten Commandment Monuments in New Mexico (6)
| Clovis, New Mexico |
Clovis, NM Ten Commandments Monument
Curry County Courthouse
Screenshot: Google Maps street view May 2013
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Donated by FOE: July 1967
Location: Curry County Courthouse, 700 N. Main St., at the corner of Main and W. 7th Streets.
Scroll: (Cannot determine from the above photo)
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| Hobbs, New Mexico |
Hobbs City Hall
Screenshot: Google Maps street view July 2013
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Hobbs, NM Ten Commandments Monument
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Donated by FOE: 1970
Location: Hobbs City Hall, 200 E Broadway St., facing N. Dalmont St.
Scroll: “Presented To The City Of / Hobbs New Mexico / By / Hobbs Aerie No. 3189 / Fraternal Order Of Eagles / 1970”
Comments: The Freedom of Religion Foundation sent the City of Hobbs a complaint letter in 1994 requesting the removal of the 1970 Fraternal Order of Eagles’ Ten Commandments monument located at City Hall. (See Freethought Today, January/February 1995.) The JM Center is not aware of any litigation that may have resulted from the complaint. The Ten Commandment remains outside City Hall as of January 2018.
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| Las Vegas, New Mexico |
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Las Vegas, NM Ten Commandments Monument
San Antonio Mission
Screenshot: Google Maps street view June 2016
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Donated by FOE: July 12, 1969
Current Location: San Antonio Mission, 86 Old National Rd.
Original Location: Bernalillo County Courthouse, Albuquerque, N.M. A new courthouse was built in 2000 and the monument was removed from the old courthouse in 2001.
Scroll: (Cannot determine fromm Google screenshot)
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| Roswell, New Mexico |
Chaves County Courthouse
Screenshot: Google Maps street view
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Roswell, NM Ten Commandments Monument
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Donated by FOE: April 28, 1973
Location: Chaves County Courthouse, N. Main St. side.
Scroll: “Presented To / Roswell, New Mexico / By / Pecos Valley Aerie 3189 / Fraternal Order Of Eagles / April 28, 1973”
Notes: Aerie No. 3189, donor of the Roswell monument, is located in Hobbs, New Mexico. The aerie in Roswell is No. 3187.
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| Santa Fe, New Mexico |
Santa Fe, NM Ten Commandments Monument
Fire Station No. 3.
Screenshot: Google Maps street view September 2013
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Donated by FOE: June 1968
Location: when Fire Station No. 3. needed more space, a new fire station was built next door and the monument was moved to it (1751 Cerrillos Rd.).
Scroll: “Presented To The / City Of Santa Fe / New Mexico By / State Council Of The / Fraternal Order Of Eagles / June __, 1968”
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| Tucumcari, New Mexico |
Tucumcari, NM Ten Commandments Monument
Tucumcari Municipal Court
Screenshot: Google Maps street view October 2015
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Donated by FOE: 1975
Current Location: Courtyard of Tucumcari Municipal Court, 215 E. Center St. (near the intersection of S. Adams St.).
Original Location: Quay County Courthouse
Scroll: (Cannot determine from the screenshot)
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