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610:(southwest)
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1690:Categories
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1567:New Durham
1542:Farmington
1532:Barrington
1117:January 5,
1085:References
1010:Dave Guard
938:As of the
498:Portsmouth
464:gristmills
433:Cambuslang
331:feature ID
235:Population
193:Cary Boyle
179:Jack Boyle
162:Government
83:70°49′08″W
80:43°14′10″N
1577:Strafford
1557:Middleton
1497:Rochester
1019:Dan Marsh
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947:, 0.68%
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410:smallpox
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295:ZIP code
1552:Madbury
1218:June 4,
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425:Ireland
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381:History
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334:0873709
143:Settled
109:Country
1605:Milton
1595:Durham
1562:Milton
1537:Durham
1484:Cities
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781:−17.2%
736:−15.1%
691:−27.5%
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1354:Dover
1184:Pg 27
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