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Located on E side of the St. John River, 7.55 km W of
Clair, on the road to
Pelletiers Mill:
Saint-François Parish,
Madawaska County: included Webster's Creek: PO 1857-1874 with Augustin Webster as first postmaster: in 1866 Webster's Creek was a farming community with about 22 resident families: in 1871 it had a population of 100: also included Winding Ledges which was named for the rapids in the St. John River: PO 1874-1900: in 1898 Winding Ledges was a flag station on the Témiscouata Railway (called Ledges) and a settlement with 1 post office, 2 stores, 1 grist mill, 1 cheese factory, 1 church and a population of 200: in 1866 St. Francis was a farming community with about 35 families: PO
St-François-de-Madawaska from 1900: Saint-François-de-Madawaska was incorporated as a village in 1966.
Latitude
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47° 15'
Longitude
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68° 42'
County
:
Madawaska
Parish
:
Saint-François
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