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BROCKVILLE , a See also: town and See also: port of entry of See also: Ontario, See also: Canada, and capital of See also: Leeds county, named after General See also: Sir Isaac Brock, situtated 119 m
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W. of See also: Montreal, on the See also: left See also: bank of the St See also: Lawrence, and on the See also: Grand Trunk, and Brockville & See also: Westport See also: railways
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A branch See also: line connects it with the See also: Canadian Pacific
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It has steamer communication with the St Lawrence and Lake Ontario ports, and is a summer resort
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The See also: principal manufactures are hardware, furnaces, agricultural implements, carriages and chemicals
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It is the centre of one of the chief See also: dairy districts of Canada, and See also: ships large quantities of See also: cheese and butter
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Pop
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(1881) 7609; (1901) 8940
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