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Located 1.85 km N of Murray Road, on the road to Bayfield: Botsford Parish, Westmorland County: David Murray, Joseph Murray, Andrew Murray and John Murray, orginally from Scotland, settled here about 1822: PO 1853-1913 with Pinquey Murray as the first postmaster: in 1866 Murray Corner was a farming and fishing settlement with about 22 families: in 1871 it had a population of 200: in 1898 Murray Corner had 1 store, 2 lobster factories, 1 church and a population of 150.

Latitude : 46° 10'

Longitude : 63° 58'

County : Westmorland

Parish : Botsford

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Murray Road 1.85 180° S
Smith Settlement 3.17 234° SW
Moccasin Town 3.17 234° SW
Cadman Corner 4.28 296° WNW
Grant 4.28 296° WNW
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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