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523:2017-05-22
506:BNA Topics
358:References
347:James Ross
182:Wellington
129:80°27′25″W
126:43°45′35″N
47:in Cumnock
935:Riverbank
925:Petherton
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775:Townships
541:"Cumnock"
374:"Cumnock"
260:Highway 6
199:Time zone
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997:Category
973:See also
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850:Cotswold
845:Clifford
797:Puslinch
792:Mapleton
188:Township
165:Province
955:Stirton
865:Drayton
860:Cumnock
731:Ontario
454:May 22,
412:May 22,
311:Decline
288:Cumnock
273:History
245:Cumnock
170:Ontario
154:Country
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