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Located at the mouth of the Magaguadavic River, 9.36 km S of Bonny River and 5.71 km NNE of Letang: Saint George Parish, Charlotte County: surveyed in 1786: first called Magaguadavic and then renamed Granite Town for the red-granite quarries nearby: renamed St. George in 1829: PO from 1829: in 1871 it had a population of 600: in 1898 St. George was a port of entry on the Shore Line Railway and a community with 1 post office, 22 stores, 3 hotels, 1 sawmill, 1 grist mill, 4 churches and a population of 1,000: St. George was incorporated as a town in 1904.

Latitude : 45° 8'

Longitude : 66° 50'

County : Charlotte

Parish : Saint George

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Caithness 1.85 180° S
Breadalbane 2.62 270° W
Canal 3.71 0° N
Grove Settlement 3.71 0° N
Upper Letang 3.92 90° E
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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