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Place Name
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Saint Albans
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Capital Of
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Franklin County
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Population
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7,339 (1990)
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Location
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Franklin County, Vermont (VT), United States, North America
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Latitude
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44°48'N
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Longitude
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73°04'W
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Saint Albans
, city (1990 pop. 7,339),  Franklin
co., NW Vt., 24 mi/39 km N of Burlington;
44°48'N 73°04'W. Saint Albans town, on St. Albans Bay of L.
Champlain, surrounds city, which is resort, RR, trade, shipping and
mfg. center, and a port of entry. Produces textiles, metal, wood, and
paper prods.; grain and feed, maple and dairy prods. Smugglers' base
in early 19th cent.; scene of Confederate bank raid from Canada in
1864; gathering point (1866) for Fenians planning invasion of Canada.
Became RR center, 1850. Seat of Bellows Free Acad. Town chartered 1763,
organized 1788; St. Albans city inc. as village 1859, as city 1897.
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