Clairmont is a
ghost town
Ghost Town(s) or Ghosttown may refer to:
* Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned
Film and television
* Ghost Town (1936 film), ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser
* Ghost Town (1956 film), ''Ghost Town'' ...
located 19 miles northeast of
Glenwood in
Catron County,
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...
, United States.
History
As early as 1822 the site is reported to have been a mining camp, surviving through the 1880s as a supply center for
prospector
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Space exploration
* Prospector (spacecraft), a planned lunar probe, canceled in 1962
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Trains
* Prospector (train), a passenger train operated by the Denver & Rio Grande Western ra ...
s. Located near
Copper Creek, today there are old log cabins and a corral on the site. In 1883 the town had a post office. Clairmont is noted by historians as having been a significant mining community.
[(nd]
History of Socorro County
USGenWeb. Retrieved 6/13/07.
References
External links
Photoof cabin at Clairmont
Ghost towns in Catron County, New Mexico
Populated places established in 1822
1822 establishments in New Mexico Territory
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