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In 1958, Deep River was the subject of an article in Maclean’s Magazine by famous journalist Peter C. Newman.

In the article “The Deep River: Almost the Perfect Place to Live,” the author describes Deep River:

“The Utopian town where our atomic scientists live and play has no crime, no slums, no unemployment and few mothers-in-law.”

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