Shannon is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of
Central Highlands in the
Central LGA region of
Tasmania
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, Australia. The locality is about north of the town of
Hamilton
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* Alexander Hamilton (1755/1757–1804), first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States
* ''Hamilton'' (musical), a 2015 Broadway musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda
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. The
2016 census did not record a population for the state suburb of Shannon, because it "had no people or a very low population".
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History
Shannon was gazetted as a locality in 1973. The locality was originally called Wihareja.
Geography
The Shannon River forms the southern boundary of the development.
Road infrastructure
Route C178 (Waddamana Road) runs to the east of Shannon (about 400m from the town) from north to south.
References
Towns in Tasmania
Localities of Central Highlands Council
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