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SHERBROOKE
, a See also:city and See also:port of entry of See also:Quebec, See also:Canada, and See also:capital of Sherbrooke See also:county, for m
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E. of See also:Montreal, at the confluence of the See also:rivers Magog and St See also:Francis, and on the See also:Grand See also:Trunk, See also:Canadian Pacific, Quebec Central and See also:Boston & See also:Maine See also:railways
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(1901) 11,765
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It is the seat of a See also:Roman See also:Catholic bishopric and of the See also:district courts, and contains manufactories of woollen and See also:cotton goods and machinery, also saw and grist See also:mills
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It derives its name from See also:Sir See also: |
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