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A railway station at the junction of the Canada Atlantic Railway and the Montreal and Champlain Junction Railway (both later became part of CNR), 1 mile (1.6km) west of the village of Howick. (45.182N/73.867W) Known locally as the 'Junction', it was originally called Howick Junction. It was named Ayrness after the nearby Ness family who were famous breeders of Ayrshire cattle. An abortive attempt to develop the Village of Howick Junction around Ayrness was made in the late 1800's. |
Place names in SW Quebec |
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