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Located 2.6 km E of
Fairvale and 4.53 km NE of
Rothesay:
Rothesay Parish,
Kings County: William Francis Ganong identified Quispamsis as a derivative of the Maliseet word Quispemsis or "Little lake": named by European and North American Railway staff: formerly called Lakefield: in 1866 Lakefield was a farming community with approximately 20 resident families: nearby was Lakefield Road: in 1866 Lakefield Road was a farming settlement with approximately 5 resident families: PO
Quispamsis 1883-1930: in 1898 Quispamsis was a station on the Intercolonial Railway and a farming community with 1 post office, 1 church and a population of 110: included the community of
Otty Glen: PO
Otty Glen 1911-1930: also included
Blairs, Gondola Point Road,
Meehans or Meenans Corner,
Model Farm,
Ritchie Lake,
Stoneycroft and Wetmore's: Quispamsis was incorporated as a village in 1966 and in 1998 amalgamated with the former village of
Gondola Point and a portion of the area formerly known as
Wells to form the town of Quispamsis.
Latitude
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45° 25'
Longitude
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65° 58'
County
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Kings
Parish
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Rothesay
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