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Grand Falls

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Grand Falls

Town in central Newfoundland, Canada, on the Exploits River, 280 km/174 mi northwest of St John's; population (1991) 6,100. It is the site of large paper and pulp mills, and is a base for hunting and fishing. Grand Falls developed around a newspaper and pulp mill built in 1905. Power for industry is supplied by a large hydroelectric power station at Churchill Falls (formerly Grand Falls).



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Canada; known as Grand Falls until renamed (1965) in honor of Sir Winston Churchill.
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