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Located on the Nepisiguit Bay, 11.46 km NE of Bathurst, on the road to Janeville: Bathurst Parish, Gloucester County: settled about 1820 by Irish immigrants: PO 1861-1913: in 1866 Salmon Beach was a fishing and farming settlement with approximately 65 families, including the families of Abraham Buttimer, Henry R. Buttimer, James Buttimer, Robert Buttimer Sr. and Robert Buttimer Jr.: in 1871 it had a population of about 150: in 1898 Salmon Beach was a flag station on the Caraquet and Gulf Shore Railway and had 1 post office, 1 church and a population of 150: also included Glen Anglin: PO 1874-1913: in 1898 Glen Anglin was a fishing and farming settlement with 1 post office, 1 sawmill and a population of 200: also included the settlements of Prospect Hill, Strawberry Plain, and Mount Pleasant.

Latitude : 47° 40'

Longitude : 65° 32'

County : Gloucester

Parish : Bathurst

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Miller Brook 3.75 90° E
Bass River 4.18 244° WSW
Glen Anglin 4.18 64° ENE
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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