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In the late 1980s, an application to designate the
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The river flows through some of the most productive agricultural land in the province. The comparatively mild micro-climate produced by the valley's North and South mountain ranges, as well as its proximity to the waters of the
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A British attack in 1710 saw this part of Acadia fall from French hands. An
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on the north bank of the river's mouth in 1605. Champlain's map of 1609 showed the river as being named "Rivière du
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A Case Study of a Work in
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rejection and led to the creation of the Clean Annapolis River Project (CARP).
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1074:River John
895:Bear River
806:Mira River
660:2023-12-06
567:References
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503:Round Hill
473:Bridgetown
315:Bridgetown
301:Queen Anne
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385:Aylesford
334:In 1984,
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213:Geography
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264:History
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