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281:44°43′40″N
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140:44°44′17″N
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1446:North End
1398:Dartmouth
1255:Education
1195:Geography
1073:City Hall
993:Route 207
945:Route 224
475:2008 fire
340:Rocky Run
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181:Route 207
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1478:Fairview
1451:West End
1429:Woodside
1424:Woodlawn
1419:Westphal
1404:Burnside
721:HuffPost
572:See also
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1510:Enfield
1468:Armdale
1382:Bedford
1220:History
1185:Economy
1180:Cycling
1175:Culture
1160:Airport
1144:Transit
1134:Library
935:Trunk 7
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886:Trunk 7
682:28 July
549:Narcity
532:Twitter
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1225:Media
1139:Water
1063:Mayor
485:acres
465:Parks
346:Basin
103:JSTOR
89:books
1235:Port
1123:RCMP
986:Via
928:Via
879:Via
684:2023
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