The Sir Andrew Macphail Homestead
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La propriété familiale de Sir Andrew MacPhail

Photographed by Jay Noble, August 30, 2026

1. The Sir Andrew Macphail Homestead Marker

The Sir Andrew Macphail Homestead
Recognition

In September 1910, the Governor General of Canada, Earl Grey, requested a stopover in Prince Edward Island so that he could meet the writer L.M. Montgomery - he had been entranced with her recently-published novel, Anne of Green Gables. This meeting was arranged at the homestead of Dr. Andrew Macphail, an accomplished academic and writer, whose childhood and then summer home was here in Orwell. During this luncheon, Earl Grey and Montgomery took a stroll to discuss her books. They wound up sitting on the steps of the Macphail outhouse to have their "heart to heart talk." Earl Grey was entirely unaware of the nature of the spot they landed on, while Montgomery could hardly contain her laughter.

La propriété familiale de Sir Andrew MacPhail
Reconnaissance

En septembre 1910, le comte Grey, gouverneur général du Canada, demande à faire un arrêt à l'ile-du-Prince-Édouard afin de rencontrer l'auteure L.M. Montgomery, car il était fasciné par son roman, Anne... la maison aux pignons verts, qui venait de paraitre. Cette rencontre est organisée chez le Dr Andrew

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MacPhail, écrivain, universitaire accompli et médecin qui avait passé son enfance à Orwell et, plus tard, y avait établi sa résidence d'été. Le compte Grey et madame Montgomery prof itent de cette rencontre pour faire une promenade et pour discuter de ses livres. Au bout d'un moment, ils se retrouvent assis sur les marches des bécosses des MacPhail pour « parler à coeur ouvert». Si le comte Grey n'avait prêté aucune attention à l'endroit où ils se trouvaient, Lucy Montgomery, elle, avait bien du mal à se retenir de rire.

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Erected by The Inspiring World of L.M. Montgomery A Literary Tour.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.
 
Location. 46° 9.675′ N, 62° 49.385′ W. Marker is in Vernon Bridge, Prince Edward Island. It is on MacPhail Park Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 271 MacPhail Park Road, Vernon Bridge PE C0A 2E0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Maritimes and in Atlantic Canada. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic

Photographed by Jay Noble, August 30, 2026

2. The Sir Andrew Macphail Homestead Marker

Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony and also the Viceroyalty of New France.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Doorstep Stone (within shouting distance of this marker); Sir Andrew Macphail (1864-1938) (within shouting distance of this marker); The Story of the Pillars (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); Wendall Boyle Orwell Corner Memorial (approx. one kilometer away); The Croft House (approx. 10.1 kilometers away); To Commemorate the Honourable J. Angus MacLean P.C, O.C., D.F.C. 1914-2000 (approx. 10.2 kilometers away); The Honourable J. Angus MacLean (approx. 10.2 kilometers away); The Selkirk Settlement / L’Établissement de Selkirk (approx. 10.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vernon Bridge.
 
Additional keywords. アンドリュー・マクフェイル卿の農場

 

 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2026, by Jay Noble of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 2, 2026, by Jay Noble of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.