Place:Granby, Shefford, Québec, Canada

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NameGranby
Alt namesCanton de Granbysource: Wikipedia
Township of Granbysource: Wikipedia
TypeInhabited place, Canton
Coordinates45.39847°N 72.72311°W
Located inShefford, Québec, Canada

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Lovell's Gazetteer (1895)

  • "GRANBY, an incorporated village in Shefford co., Que., on the Yamaska River, and on the Montreal & Ottawa Ry., 29 miles from St. Johns. It has good water-power privileges, and contains 1 rubber manufactory, 1 saw mill, 1 tannery, 1 telegraph office, 4 churches, 2 hotels, 15stores, 1 bank, 1 large rattan goods factory, 1 chair factory, 1 furniture and casket factory, I carriage factory, 1 foundry, 2 machine shops, 2 blind, door and sash factories, 1 college, 1 convent and 1 academy, Pop. 1710."

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