York in Stanhope, Prince Edward Island — The Atlantic Provinces (North America)

Stanhope Cemetery

Photographed by Jay Noble, September 2, 2026

1. Stanhope Cemetery Marker

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Stanhope Cemetery
Here lie the people of the past deep within this ground are over 160 years of history buried with ancestors of Islanders today. Courageous first settlers of the early 1880's, they worked long and. hard to carve farmland out of forest. Now Bouyer, Lawson, Auld and other pioneers lie buried in this secluded spot.

American sailors rest here too. Brought to a quick death in the Yankee Gale of 1851 this savage autumn storm wrecked their ships and cast them on the sands of the north shore.

So tread lightly on this ground move carefully around, for you walk where others lie the people of the past.

Cimetière Stanhope
Ici reposent les artisans du passé. Sous ce sol dorment les avicêtres des insulaires, témoins de plus de 160 ans d'histoire. Au début des années 1800, les premiers colons ont courageusement transformé la forêt en terre arable. Bouyer, Lawson, Auld et d'autres pionniers y, sont inhumés.

Des marins americains reposent aussi en ces lieux le “Yankee Gale,” une violente tempête de l'automne de 1851 a détruit leurs bateaux et les a jetés sur les sables de la côte nord.

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ce lieu dorment prisiblement les artisans du passé. Promenez-vous avec receuillement car leur sommeil est sacré.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1851.

Location. 46° 24.946′ N, 63° 5.671′ W. Marker is in Stanhope, Prince Edward Island. It is in York. It can be reached from Gulf Shore Parkway East, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 747 Gulf Shore Parkway E, Stanhope PE C0B 1E0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Maritimes

and in Atlantic Canada.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic 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 19 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Stanhope Community Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); The Changing Landscape / Un paysage en évolution (approx. 3.8

Photographed by Jay Noble, September 2, 2026

2. Stanhope Cemetery Marker

kilometers away); Bushing the Bay / Buissons sur la Baie (approx. 3.8 kilometers away); The Gale of 1851 (approx. 4.1 kilometers away); Les Familles Fondatrices de Rustico / The Founding Families of Rustico (approx. 14.5 kilometers away); Farmers' Bank of Rustico / La Banque De Rustico (approx. 14.5 kilometers away); Andrew's Millpond (approx. 15.9 kilometers away); Ardgowan (approx. 18.4 kilometers away).

Photographed by Jay Noble, September 2, 2026

3. Stanhope Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2026, by Jay Noble of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 10, 2026, by Jay Noble of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.