Webster's Corners is a community in
British Columbia
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, located northeast of
Albion
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in
Maple Ridge, British Columbia
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.
Webster's Corners was founded by James Murray Webster who was born in
Aberdeen
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, Scotland. James Webster arrived in 1883 and was the first postmaster. He named the settlement after himself.
References
Neighbourhoods in Maple Ridge, British Columbia
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