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Mint Brook
Mint Brook was a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador near Gambo. It is generally recognized as the first 'inland' settlement on the island and during its existence was very much a sawmill/logging community. Joseph R. Smallwood (December 24, 1900 - December 17, 1991), Newfoundland's first premier, was born in the settlement of Mint Brook.
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Mint Brook was a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador near Gambo. It is generally recognized as the first 'inland' settlement on the island and during its existence was very much a sawmill/logging community. Joseph R. Smallwood (December 24, 1900 - December 17, 1991), Newfoundland's first premier, was born in the settlement of Mint Brook.
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