Nigger River
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According to the Toponymy Commission the controversial word most think of as a racial slur, is actually a derivative of the word for a device used to push logs towards saws in the 19th century.
www.tomifobia.com/galexander/nigger_river.html
www.tomifobia.com/galexander/nigger_river.html
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 45°9'18"N 72°1'12"W
- North Hatley 15 km
- Parc de la Gorge de Coaticook 16 km
- Johnville Bog 30 km
- Old City of Quebec 195 km
- Quebec City, Quebec 207 km
- Île d'Orléans 219 km
- Auberge du Ravage 329 km
- Maine - New Brunswick - Quebec Border Tri-point 331 km
- Mont Fortin 371 km
- Madawaska, Maine 374 km
- Servite College 4.5 km
- Fairfax hamlet 7.4 km
- Lake Massawippi 7.7 km
- Stanstead-Est 8.6 km
- Ste-Catherine-de-Hatley 9 km
- North Hatley Golf Club 13 km
- Venice Golf Club 17 km
- Montjoye Ski Center (Closed) 18 km
- Camping du Pont Couvert 24 km
- Johnville 29 km
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