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Cassette Rapids

Category : Rapids
 

This name likely dates from the early fur trade days. Cassette is a French word meaning small case or chest. It was a strong, light, waterproof box used by fur traders to carry their personal belongings.

Approximately 342 km north of Fort McMurray in Slave River.

Location Name : Fitzgerald
National Topographic System (NTS) : 74 M/13
 
Sub Section | Section | Township | Range | Meridian
26-125-10-W4
 
Latitude (N) | Longitude (W)
59° 53' N 111° 36' W
 
The content above is directly derived from :
Place Names of Alberta - Volume IV
Northern Alberta

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