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Located on the Chaleur Bay, 8.92 km WSW of
Bas-Caraquet:
Caraquet Parish,
Gloucester County: William Francis Ganong identifed the Mi'kmaq name for Caraquet as Kalagee: PO from 1850: Founded by Acadians: in 1898 Caraquet was a seaport and sub-port of entry on the Caraquet and Gulf Shore Railway and a farming and fishing community with 14 stores, 3 hotels, 2 lumber mills, 2 lobster factories, 1 tannery, 5 codfish plants, 1 university, 1 convent, 2 churches and a population of 2,500: included
Le Bouthillier, located 3 km E of Caraquet, the community of
Sainte-Anne-du-Bocage, located 5 km W of Caraquet: PO
Sainte-Anne-du-Bocage 1919-1970: Also included the community of
Pointe-Rocheuse: the town of Caraquet was incorporated in 1961.
Latitude
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47° 47'
Longitude
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64° 57'
County
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Gloucester
Parish
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Caraquet
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