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763:Silver Crest
732:Payne Square
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1200:Henry Place
1105:Worthington
1064:Southampton
986:Gravel Hill
982:Forest Hill
920:Ann's Acres
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771:Tuxedo Park
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565:Monroe Ward
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793:North Side
775:Union Hill
735:Peter Paul
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277:References
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57:37°32′13″N
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