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Located on the St. John River: York County: capital of New Brunswick: William Francis Ganong identified the Maliseet name for Fredericton as Seedahn'sis: called Sainte-Anne by the Acadians, then Saint Anne's Point by the New England Planters, and renamed Fredericton in 1785: named for Prince Frederick-Augustus, the Duke of York (1763-1827), Bishop of Osnaburg, and second son of King GeorgeIII: PO from 1785: in 1871 it had a population of 6,000: in 1898 Fredericton was a port of entry with 1 post office, numerous stores, 10 hotels, 4 sawmills, 2 planing mills, 2 shingle mills, 1 grist mill, 1 sash and door factory, 1 tannery, 6 carriage factories, 2 foundries, 1 machine shop, 1 broom factory, 1 leather factory, 1 creamery, 8 churches and a population of about 8,000: included Victoria Mills, located 3 km SE of city centre: PO Victoria Mills 1938-1962 was located at the site of Alexander Shives' mill, which was established in 1854: also included the community of Wisely, located 5 km SE of city centre: PO 1888-1909 with A. Wisely as postmaster: in 1898 Wisely had 1 post office and a population of 70: Fredericton was incorporated as a city in 1848.

Latitude : 45° 58'

Longitude : 66° 39'

County : York

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
North Devon 1.29 90° E
St. Mary's First Nation, Sitansisk 1.29 90° E
Nashwaaksis 1.85 0° N
Salamanca 2.26 145° SE
South Devon 2.58 90° E
Moncton 2.58 90° E
Nashwaak Station 2.58 90° E
St. Marys 2.58 90° E
St. Mary's Ferry 2.58 90° E
Devon 2.58 90° E
Gibson 2.58 90° E
Barkers Point 3.18 126° SE
Marysville Junction 3.18 126° SE
Kingswood 3.87 270° W
Garden Creek 3.87 270° W
Pierre Paul Creek 3.87 270° W
Youngs Crossing 3.87 90° E
Victoria Mills 3.93 161° SSE
Sandyville 4.29 64° ENE
Devon Indian Reserve #30 4.52 35° NE
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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