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The Samson River (''in French: rivière Samson'') is a
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tributary
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of the east bank of the Chaudière River
The Chaudière River (; French for "Cauldron" or "Boiler"; Western Abenaki, Abenaki: Kik8ntekw) is a river with its source near the Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, Town of Lac-Mégantic, in southeast Quebec, Canada. From its source Lake Mégantic in the ...
, which flows northward to empty on the south bank of the St. Lawrence River
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, in Quebec
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, in Canada.
Toponymy
The river was named "Toulidesihontes" in 1759 onJohn Montresor's
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map. On the 1884 Alfred Richard Cecil Selwyn
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of 1884, an Indian trail linked the Chaudière River, facing the Drolet River, eastward to the Samson River following a small valley, a few hundred meters to the north, parallel to the Route de l'Eglise in Audet, then rang 7 passing north of Mont Dostie towards the sources of the Samson River.Map of Eastearn Townships and adjacent portions of the Province of Quebec. Alfred R.C. Selwin, 1884. Sheet no 1.
The toponym "Samson" appears on various survey plans from the end of the 19th century. The term "Samson" is a family name of French origin. The toponym Samson River was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec
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.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Toponymː "Rivière Samson"./ref>
See also
*List of rivers of Quebec
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*15228 watercourses with an official toponymic designation, including 12094 streams and 313 ...
References
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