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McGowans Corner
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Description
Located on E side of the St. John River, 2.58 km E of
Sheffield
:
Sheffield Parish
,
Sunbury County
: PO
Tilley's Landing
1854-c1880: in 1866 Tilley's Landing was a farming community with approximately 6 resident families: renamed McGowans Corner for a McGowan who ran a tavern at the wharf: Thomas McGowan was a lumberman here in the 1860's: also called Bridges Corner.
Latitude
:
45° 53'
Longitude
:
66° 18'
County
:
Sunbury
Parish
:
Sheffield
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Kilometers
Miles
Community
Distance (Kilometers)
Bearing
Gilbert's Island
1.29
270° W
Maugers Island
1.29
270° W
Upper Sheffield
2.58
270° W
Sheffield
2.58
270° W
Taylortown
2.58
270° W
Sheffield Academy
3.18
54° NE
Burpees Corner
3.18
234° SW
French Island
3.71
0° N
Swan Creek
3.71
180° S
French Lake
4.29
64° ENE
Lakeville Corner
4.29
64° ENE
Randall Corner
4.52
35° NE
Babbitt
4.52
215° SW
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.
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