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Located at the mouth of Oromocto River and the St. John River opposite
Maugerville, 18.31 km SE of
Fredericton:
Burton Parish,
Sunbury County: William Francis Ganong identified the Maliseet name for Oromocto River as Welamook'took: during the 17th Century the French called the river
Kamouctou ou Ramouctou: PO from 1843: in 1866 Oromocto was a community with approximately 70 families: in 1871 it had a population of about 400: in 1898 Oromocto was a village with 1 post office, 5 stores, 1 hotel, 3 churches and a population of 300: included
Oromocto West: Oromocto became the headquarters for
CFB Gagetown: Oromocto was incorporated as a town in 1956.
Latitude
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45° 51'
Longitude
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66° 29'
County
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Sunbury
Parish
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Burton
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