Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon - Lanaudière, Québec
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N 46° 17.351 W 073° 22.348
18T E 625364 N 5127465
The welcome sign of Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, a paradise for snowmobile.
Waymark Code: WMRXQF
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 08/18/2016
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Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon is a municipality in the D'Autray Regional County Municipality in the Lanaudière region of Québec, Canada.
The first settlers, mostly Irish and Scottish Loyalists, came around 1825 to the shores of Lake Maskinongé, where they formed a community that was known as Lake Maskinongé Settlement by 1827, and later as the Mission of Lac-Maskinongé. In 1837, the name Saint-Gabriel-du-Lac-Maskinongé came in use but was changed to Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon in 1840. This name refers to the angel Gabriel and the geographic township of Brandon that was proclaimed in 1827 and in which it is located.
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