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Prince of Wales
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Description
Located 5.55 km ENE of
Musquash
:
Musquash Parish
,
St. John County
: named for the Prince of Wales Regiment, which settled here in 1783 and for a visit by the Prince of Wales in 1860, who later became King EdwardVII: PO 1861-1948: in 1866 Prince of Wales was a farming and lumbering community with approximately 25 resident families: David Clarke was a mill owner here: in 1871 it had a population of 100: in 1898 Prince of Wales was a station on the Shore Line Railway with 1 post office, 1 church and schoolhouse and a population of about 100.
Latitude
:
45° 12'
Longitude
:
66° 16'
County
:
St. John
Parish
:
Musquash
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Bearing
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145° SE
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2.27
215° SW
Taylors
2.61
90° E
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.
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