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Located 10.93 km ESE of
Chapman, on the road to
Port Elgin:
Botsford Parish,
Westmorland County: first called Savagetown for William Savage, John Savage, Patrick Savage and Dennis Savage, who settled here about 1827: renamed Emigrant Settlement in 1855: PO
Emigrant Settlement 1855-1890: in 1866 Emigrant Settlement was a farming and lumbering settlement with approximately 95 resident families, including 9 Allen families: in 1871 it had a population of 200: renamed in 1890 for the town of Melrose in Scotland: PO
Melrose 1890-1968: in 1898 Melrose was a station on the New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island Railway and a settlement with 1 post office, 1 store and a population of 200.
Latitude
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46° 6'
Longitude
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63° 57'
County
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Westmorland
Parish
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Botsford
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