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Located on E side of the St. John River, 6.25 km NW of Prime, on the road to Saint-Basile: Rivière-Verte Parish, Madawaska County: William Francis Ganong identified the Maliseet name for Rivière-Verte as Quumquaa'took: PO Green River 1864-1907: in 1866 Green River was a farming community with about 70 families, including 10 Martin and 9 Theriault families: in 1871 Green River and the surrounding district had a population of 700: in 1898 Green River was a station on the Canadian Pacific Railway and a settlement with 1 post office, 1 store, 1 hotel, 1 sawmill, 1 grist mill and a population of 200: included the community of Bellefleur: PO Bellefleur 1884-1906: included the settlement of Lynch: PO Lynch 1907-1910 with Mary A. Lynch as first postmaster: included the community of Green River Station: PO Green River Station 1906-1935: renamed in 1935: PO Rivière-Verte from 1935: Rivière-Verte was incorporated as a village in 1966.

Latitude : 47° 19'

Longitude : 68° 9'

County : Madawaska

Parish : Rivière-Verte

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Thibodeau 3.92 19° NNE
Lavoie Settlement 3.92 19° NNE
Davis Mill 3.92 19° NNE
Rang-des-Hubert 4.2 64° ENE
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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