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Of the original families to come immigrate in 1872, the descendants of one of them (Anders and Marie
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Lutheran, Anglican, Roman Catholic, and Pentecostal churches. Its five major ancestries are: English (50.1%), French (36.4%), Danish (17.0%), Scottish (12.4%), Irish (11.9%). The population has remained at approximately 1,000 residents in recent history, with
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On June 19 of every year, the community gathers on the historical grounds of the community to celebrate
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Denmark and its early inhabitants have been the subject of much research. One of the more recent studies was performed by Erik Lang (originally from Perth-Andover), who donated 2 copies of his M.A.
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a large steel trestle across the Little Salmon River valley. Today, this bridge remains the second largest railway bridge in Canada and an important structure on the
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