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Located 1.29 km W of Meductic: Canterbury Parish, York County: William Francis Ganong identified the Maliseet name for Eel River as Madawamkee'took: first called Dufferin or Dufferin River: PO Eel River c1847-1855: in 1871 Eel River was a station on the New Brunswick and Canada Railway and had a resident population of about 10 families: Eel River became a part of Meductic.

Latitude : 46° 0'

Longitude : 67° 30'

County : York

Parish : Canterbury

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Medoctec 1.29 90° E
Canterbury 1.29 90° E
Front Canterbury 1.29 90° E
Lake Canterbury 1.29 90° E
Meductic 1.29 90° E
Riceville 1.29 270° W
Springfield 3.17 234° SW
Hay Settlement 3.17 306° NW
Hillman 3.17 306° NW
Lewin Road 3.86 270° W
Grand View 4.52 145° SE
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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