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The property at 3080 Richmond Road was first purchased by
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The history of Nepean has been preserved from 1792 onwards with a large collection of artifacts. The Nepean Museum provides tours at
Fairfields Heritage Property, a 19th-century Gothic Revival-style farmhouse and the five generations of the Bell family who resided at Fairfields from 1823 to 2000.
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