Frelighsburg is a

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in the

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region of southern

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, Canada, on the border with

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. It is at the foot of Mount Pinnacle, part of the

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. Administratively, it is within the

Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality Brome-Missisquoi () is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. It lies in the Eastern Townships area. The seat is Cowansville. In 2021, it was transferred to the Estrie region from Montérégie. In Parliament it is ...

, in

. Its population, as of the

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, was 1,123.

History

The land that is now Frelighsburg was originally inhabited by the

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people. It was established as a colony in the late 1790s by

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s, including pioneer Abram Freligh, a physician of

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origin who lived in Clinton,

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. The sawmill built by his son in 1839, and several other buildings from the 19th century are considered historical monuments. Prior to being named Frelighsburgh, it was named Conroy's Mills, named after another mill owner, and Slab City because of the large quantities of

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and slabs (

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for

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) in the area.http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=148987 Frelighsburg - Commission de toponymie du Québec

Geography

Frelighsburg is located less than from the Canada–US border with

, nestled in a valley of

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s, crossed by the Pike River and at the foot of Mount Pinnacle.

Demographics

Infrastructure

Frelighsburg is crossed by the Route 237. Route 213 starts in Frelighsburgh.

Gallery

File:Frelighsburg-Townhall.jpg, Frelighsburg Town Hall File:Frelighsburg-chutes Hunter.jpg, Hunter Falls File:Frelighsburg-Ecole St-François Assise.jpg, Ecole Saint-François d'Assise File:ORCHARD 2020.jpg, Orchard - Maison d'époque.

References

External links

Municipality of Frelighsburg - Official Site
* {{Authority control Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality Designated places in Quebec