Malakoff is a
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Rideau-Goulbourn Ward
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Ottawa
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History
By 1866, Malakoff was a post office in the township of Marlborough-26 miles from Ottawa, and 3 miles from North Gower; the postmaster was John Pierce. Citizens included Robert Kerr, who owned a hotel, and was a general merchant.
[Ottawa City and counties of Carleton and Russell Directory, 1866-7]
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