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Claremont, North Carolina

                             

 

                           
 

 

 
 
When settlers first came into this section of Catawba County in the early 1880's, it was a beautiful wooded area.  Among those early settlers were John W. Setzer, as well as Adolphus Sigmon and his sons, Jonas, Marcus and Calvin Sigmon.
 
In 1884 these three Sigmon brothers built the first grocery store building in community.  The building was completed the day of the historic cyclone, 25 Mar 1884.  Fortunately it was not destroyed by the storm.
 
The Southern Railroad urged the people of the community to give their village a name.  "Charlotte Crossing" was the original name for the small community but the federal post office did not approve of the similarity in name to the town of Charlotte, so they shortened the name to just "Crossing".  Some members of the community also called it "Setzer's Depot". 
 
Frank Cannon, of the Southern Railroad man, suggested naming the town after a girl he was sparking - Clara Sigmon.  The men of the community agreed with the suggestion and took the name of Clare and added the "mount" because the village from the Old Catawba Road side looked high, as up on a mountain.  On August 9, 1892 the town was officially named Claremont.
 
Cotton was a major crop in the area.
 
 
Hewitt's Store 2011

 

 

Mural on the outside wall of the building

 

(Left) Claremont School 1913
(Right) Bunker Hill Covered Bridge 1895

 

(Left) W. F. White Building 1886
(Right) Claremont Train Depot 1880

 

W. F. White Building 1886

 

Claremont Train Depot 1880

 
 
 

Claremont School 1913

 

Pinocchio's Pizza 2011

 

Claremont & Conover Florist 2011

 

St. Mark's Quilt Mission 2011

 

Connor Building 2011

 

Claremont Service Station
Claremont Automotive & Muffler Repair 2011

 

Former buildings used by Claremont Wholesale Building Supply 2011

 

 

Railroad Crossing

 
 

Churches on Main Street

 

St. Mark's Lutheran Church

 

 
 

Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church

 

 
 
 
 

Bunker Hill Covered Bridge 1895

 
In 1894 Catawba County Commissioners encouraged community land owners to build and maintain a bridge that would cross Lyle’s Creek on the old Island Ford Road, a former Native American trail. The Bunker Hill Covered Bridge was built in 1895.
 
Originally constructed as an open span, the Bunker Hill Covered Bridge, was covered in 1900. In 1921 its wooden shingles were replaced with a tin roof.
 

 

 
 
 

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"Claremont", Observer News Enterprise