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BROCKVILLE

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Originally appearing in Volume V04, Page 625 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BROCKVILLE , a See also:

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

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