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Located 9.36 km N of Elgin, on the road to Petitcodiac: Salisbury Parish, Westmorland County: William Francis Ganong identified the Mi'kmaq name for Pollett River as Manoosaak': named for Peter Paulet, an early Mi'kmaq leader who lived nearby: PO 1852-1970: included the communities of Forest Glen and Eastman: in 1866 Pollett River was a farming and lumbering settlement with 45 families: in 1871 Pollett River and the surrounding district had a population of 250: in 1898 Pollett River was a station on the Elgin, Petitcodiac and Havelock Railway (Eastman's Station) with 1 post office, 1 store, 1 sawmill, 1 hall and a population of 125.

Latitude : 45° 53'

Longitude : 65° 6'

County : Westmorland

Parish : Salisbury

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Colpitts 4.29 116° ESE
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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