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Fredericton (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 45 57 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 45.9500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 066 40 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -66.6667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Saint John river; British garrison town after 1825; shoes, canoes, lumber goods & bricks are manufactured; literary figures born in city or surrounding area include Julia Catherine Hart, Sir Charles Roberts, Bliss Carman & Francis Sherman. |
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| Fredericton (preferred,C,V,O)
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............ | in honor of Frederick, son of King George III 1785 |
| Ft. Nashwaak (H,V)
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............ | French fort, documented in 1692 |
| St. Anne's Point (H,V)
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............ | Acadian settlement 1731 |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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laid out by United Empire Loyalists 1785 |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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since 1785 |
| university center (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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