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Located on E side of the St. John River, 6.7 km WNW of
Fredericton:
Douglas Parish,
York County: formerly called Clairmont and renamed Douglas by 1866: PO
Douglas 1866-1913: Named in honour of Sir Howard Douglas in 1866 (Sir Douglas passed away in 1861) : in 1866 Douglas was a farming community with about 60 families, including 8 Dunphy and 5 Hallett families: in 1871 it had a population of 200: in 1898 Douglas was a flag station on the Canadian Pacific Railway and a settlement with 1 post office, a lumber boom, 1 church and a population of 150: included Keswick Valley: PO
Keswick Valley 1909-1912: Douglas is now within the city of Fredericton.
Latitude
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45° 59'
Longitude
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66° 44'
County
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York
Parish
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Douglas
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