Clairmont is a

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located 19 miles northeast of Glenwood in Catron County,

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, 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

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s. It is 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.

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