Place:Capelton, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

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NameCapelton
TypeMining Hamlet
Coordinates45.31666°N 71.9°W
Located inSherbrooke, Québec, Canada

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Capelton was a mining hamlet in the historical county of Sherbrooke.

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Lovell's Gazetteer (1895)

  • "CAPELTON, a post village in Sherbrooke co., Que., on the Coaticook and Massawippi Rivers, and on the B. & M. R., 8 miles from Sherbrooke. It has 1 church, 3 schools and 4 stores. It is famous for its copper mines. The most of the property in the neighborhood is owned by G. H. Nichols & Co., of New York City. The Eustis Mining Co., of Boston, also own several mines in the neighborhood. It contains 1 Roman Catholic church. Bank at Sherbrooke. Telegraph office. Pop. 1000."
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