Craigmont is a dispersed rural community, unincorporated place, and
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), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser
* ''Ghost Town'' (1956 film), an American Western film by All ...
in
Carlow/Mayo,
Hastings County
Hastings County is located in the province of Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it is located on the border of Eastern Ontario and Central Ontario. Hastings County is the second-largest county in Ontario, after Renfrew County, and its county ...
in
Central Ontario
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,
Canada
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. It lies adjacent to the municipal boundary with
Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan in
Renfrew County
Renfrew County is a county in the Canadian province of Ontario. It stands on the west bank of the Ottawa River. There are 17 municipalities in the county.
History Bathurst District
When Carleton County was withdrawn from Bathurst District in 1 ...
. It was a former mining town that produced
corundum from deposits in Mount Robillard, directly north of the community.
In 1876, the mountain was discovered as a source for corundum. In 1900, mining operations began by the Canada Corundum Company. A settlement, consisting of both a company town and a private town, grew to a peak population of 600 persons, making it the world's largest Corundum producer at that time. But in 1913, a fire destroyed the mill, resulting in job loss and a gradual decline. By 1921, Craigmont was a ghost town.
A small community remains along County Road 517 (the former
Ontario Highway 517), with some of the original buildings and ruins on private property.
References
Other map sources:
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External links
* Michal Adamowicz
"Craigmont Mine, the Mountain of Corundum in Ontario" photo essay (2008)
* Ghosttowns.com
* Ontario Abandoned Places
Craigmont
Communities in Hastings County
Communities in Renfrew County
Ghost towns in Ontario
Mining communities in Ontario
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