Claypole is an Argentine city located in the southern part of the

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with a population of 41,176 ().

History

The lands were purchased by the

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Congregation to establish a farm and provide produce to their

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, and after a few years it was purchased by the Obligado family. Julia Obligado, by then married to Pedro Claypole, donated the land for the local train station in 1876 upon the announcement of plans for a

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line in the area. The station was thus named for Pedro Claypole, and the arrival of the first train on April 15, 1884, became the establishment date of the town itself. The town's first school, ''

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'', was opened in 1906 at the home of a Mrs. Hebbel, later operated at the home of the Baile family. The ''Pequeño Cottolengo Argentino de Don Orione'' school opened in 1935, transforming the previous school into a Christian center for the needy. Furst-Zapiola, a prominent local

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, later donated lots for local institutions such as School Nº 10, the Police Station, the Local Development Society, the Post Office, and City Delegation Hall. The ''Centro Tradicionalista Viejo Gaucho'', a society for the promotion of

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traditions, was established in 1991 in Claypole by Antonio Marcatario.

Sports

The city is the site of Club Atlético Claypole which plays at the fourth level league

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of Argentine

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Notable people

* Sergio Martínez (born 21 February 1975), world middleweight champion

External links

Municipal website
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