City leaders in Clovis formally dedicated a new public plaza at the intersection of 3rd Street and Sunnyside Avenue to Peg Bos, marking a civic tribute to the woman who broke the city’s mayoral gender barrier and who has long guided the Clovis Big Dry Creek Historical Society and Museum. The dedication ceremony drew Bos and members of her family, along with local officials and residents who gathered for the unveiling.

The plaza naming is the latest municipal act to highlight local leaders whose work has shaped Clovis’s civic and cultural life. Peg Bos is credited by the city as its first woman to serve as mayor, and her long tenure with the Big Dry Creek Historical Society and Museum has placed her at the center of efforts to preserve and interpret local history. City leaders said the dedication acknowledges both her public service and the role of community historical institutions in sustaining civic identity.

For Clovis residents, the new plaza offers a physical reminder of civic milestones and an accessible point in the urban landscape that reinforces the city’s connection to its own past. The intersection of 3rd Street and Sunnyside Avenue sits within the city’s built environment where daily life and local commerce meet; naming a public space there emphasizes how municipal memory and everyday community activity intersect. The dedication may also encourage increased awareness of the historical society’s work among residents and visitors and strengthen partnerships between municipal government and local cultural institutions.

The recognition of Bos has broader resonance within ongoing conversations about representation and public memory. Honoring the first woman to hold the city’s highest local office places Clovis alongside many communities reexamining how civic honors are distributed and whose stories are foregrounded in public spaces. Preservation of local history through museums and societies serves practical purposes—archival care, education, and tourism—but also symbolic ones, shaping how future generations understand their community’s development.

The dedication ceremony, attended by Bos and family, was the culmination of the city’s decision to create a named public site at that corner. City officials handled the formalities of naming and public recognition during the event. For many residents, the Peg Bos Plaza will stand as both a tribute to a longstanding local steward of history and a civic landmark where community memory and current life meet.