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Located on S side of the Tobique River, 2.54 km W of
Arthurette, on the road to
Currie:
Perth Parish,
Victoria County: settled about 1875 and received additional settlers with the adoption of the Free Grants Act in 1879: PO 1881-1950: in 1898 Red Rapids was a flag station on the Tobique Branch of the Canadian Pacific Railway and a farming settlement with 1 post office, 1 store, 1 hotel, 1 church and a population of about 100: formerly called Baillieville, which was set up about 1830 but later abandoned: named for Thomas Baillie, (1796-1863), the surveyor-general of New Brunswick: also included Leonard Settlement, which was named for several Leonard families who settled in the area.
Latitude
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46° 47'
Longitude
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67° 31'
County
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Victoria
Parish
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Perth
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