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Fredericton

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Fredericton, city, capital (since 1785) of New Brunswick, Canada, lying on the St. John River 84 miles (135 km) from its mouth, in the south-central part of the province. Occupying the site of the French Fort Nashwaak (1692) and the Acadian settlement of St. Anneā€™s Point (1731), it was laid out by loyalists (Tories) in 1785 and named for Frederick, son of King George III. After 1825 it became a British garrison town, and its...

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