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Old 08-17-2016, 08:33 PM
mac1983 mac1983 is offline
 
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The Peace River got it's name from a peace treaty between the Beaver and Cree Indians in 1781 settling a longstanding war between the two nations. the Peace was known at that time as Unjegah meaning large river. Beaver stayed north of the peace and the Cree stayed south.
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