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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Prince Edward Island

 
By Jay Noble, August 27, 2026
Getting On and Off the Island Marker
1 ► Prince Edward Island, Albany — Getting On and Off the Island / Liaison Entre l’Île et le Continent —
On North Carleton - Route 10 Road, on the right when traveling north.
Getting On and Off the Island For as long as there have been islands, getting to and from them has been a concern. This was certainly true in Prince Edward Island. In 1827, small and sturdy ice boats equipped with runners began to . . . — — Map (db m310251) HM
2 ► Prince Edward Island, Albany — Pioneer Cemetery —
On North Carleton - Route 10 Road, on the left when traveling north.
Some of the History of the Old Pioneer Cemetery and Saint Peters Church Seven Mile Bay. St. Peters Parish, Seven Mile Bay extends from the Aboiteau Bridge to beyond the mouth of the Dunk River, including all that extensive coastline and all the . . . — — Map (db m309758) HM
3 ► Prince Edward Island, Bedeque — George Uglow Pope — 1820-1908 —
On Noonans Lane.
George Uglow Pope 1820-1908 George Uglow Pope (popularly known as G.U. Pope) was born on the 24th of April 1820 in Bedeque. He started studying the Tamil language, one of the classical languages, at the age of 17 and in 1839, . . . — — Map (db m309715) HM
4 ► Prince Edward Island, Bedeque — Seacow Head Lighthouse —
On Lighthouse Road.
The Lighthouse was constructed in the Year of 1864 by David MacFarlane and John Rankin. This is the 4th Lighthouse to be built on Prince Edward Island as a Navigational Aid. The House was built in 1872.to accommodate the Lighthouse Keepers and their . . . — — Map (db m309755) HM
5 ► Prince Edward Island, Belfast — Acadian Departure / Départ des Acadiens —
On Selkirk Park Road, on the left when traveling north.
Acadian Departure When Ile St-Jean was again under French authority in 1749, increased attention was given to developing the colony. Colonel Louis Franquet, an engineer, toured the Island in 1751. He made many recommendations for . . . — — Map (db m309080) HM
6 ► Prince Edward Island, Belfast — Acadian Settlement / Établissement acadien —
On Selkirk Park Road, on the left when traveling north.
Acadian Settlement Prince Edward Island was known as Île-St-Jean when it was a colony of France in the early 1700s. It was first settled by three hundred people brought from Havre de Rochefort in France in 1720 They spread up the . . . — — Map (db m308980) HM
7 ► Prince Edward Island, Belfast — Arrival and Legacy —
On Selkirk Park Road.
Arrival And Legacy Highlanders from the Isle of Skye and Wester Ross arrived in Prince Edward Island to a great challenge. The Acadian Forest was unbroken to the shores of Orwell Bay apart from small clearings remaining from French . . . — — Map (db m309855) HM
8 ► Prince Edward Island, Belfast — Clan Macnícol (Nicholson) —
On Selkirk Park Road, on the left when traveling north.
Clann ‘IcNeacail Le gras ar Tighearna Iosa Chriosda agus deasachadh fiúghantach ar Tréith Uasail, Tomas Dubhghlas, an Coigeamh larla an Sailcire, tha sinne, Clann an Siol Neacail, a dh' imrich dha 'n tir seo air an t-soithich "Polly" dà . . . — — Map (db m309078) HM
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9 ► Prince Edward Island, Belfast — In Memory of Thomas Douglas Selkirk —
On Selkirk Park Road, on the left when traveling north.
The 5th Earl of Selkirk, philanthropist and colonizer, who believing that the hardships of the Scottish Highland peasantry could be alleviated only by emigration, came to Canada in 1803 and established a large settlement in this area. He was . . . — — Map (db m309155) HM
10 ► Prince Edward Island, Belfast — Original Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage — La petite maison originale du gardien de phare —
Near Point Prim Road.
Built in 1845 and lit for the first time on December 4th of that year, the Point Prim lighthouse is the first and oldest lighthouse on Prince Edward Island and one of only a few round brick lighthouses in Canada the wooden shingles were . . . — — Map (db m310687) HM
11 ► Prince Edward Island, Belfast — Ross —
On Selkirk Park Road, on the left when traveling north.
Spem · Successus · Alit In honor of the arrival on these shores of our ancestors from the Isle of Skye Scotland, aboard the "Skye ship Polly" on Sunday August 7, 1803. 's e seo eilean an àigh — — Map (db m308906) HM
12 ► Prince Edward Island, Belfast — Saint-Paul a la Pointe-Prim 1752-1758 —
On Selkirk Park Road, on the left when traveling north.
Saint Paul, a la Pointe-Prim 1752-1758 Ce monument commemore la Paroisse Saint Paul d'autrefois, et les habitants Acndiens et Ecossal dont les restes furent inhumés en ce lieu. Thin earn so air a thogal mar chuimhneachan . . . — — Map (db m308969) HM
13 ► Prince Edward Island, Belfast — Scottish Settlement —
On Selkirk Park Road.
Scottish Settlement Thomas Douglas became the 5th Earl of Selkirk in Scotland at 28 years of age in 1799 and one of 16 Scottish Peers in the British House of Lords just three years later. He had a good education and an enlightened . . . — — Map (db m309853) HM
14 ► Prince Edward Island, Belfast — The Belfast Historical Society —
On Selkirk Park Road.
The Belfast Historical Society The Belfast Historical Society was founded on 26 March 1976. It is dedicated to preserving and promoting interest in the history of the Belfast District of Prince Edward Island. Lord Selkirk would be . . . — — Map (db m309856) HM
15 ► Prince Edward Island, Belfast — The Croft House — Home of the Belfast Historical Society —
On Selkirk Park Road, on the right when traveling north.
The Croft House Home of the Belfast Historical Society The Croft House was built in 1972 by Mary (Stuart) and Gordon Sage in the style of a traditional Highland 'crofter's cottage and served as a gift shop until the 1980s. The . . . — — Map (db m309858) HM
16 ► Prince Edward Island, Belfast — The Honourable J. Angus MacLean — L'Honorable J. Angus MacLean —
On Selkirk Park Road.
On the night of 8th June, 1942, Angus MacLean was piloting his Halifax bomber towards the Krupp armaments factory in the heart of Nazi Germany. His plane was hit by both flak and night fighters, and Angus and his crew were forced to bail . . . — — Map (db m309847) HM
17 ► Prince Edward Island, Belfast — The Selkirk Settlement / L’Établissement de Selkirk —
On Selkirk Park Road, on the left when traveling north.
The Selkirk Settlement The settlement founded in this area by Thomas Douglas, Fifth Earl of Selkirk, was the first systematic attempt to direct to British North America the tide of dispossessed Highlanders which had been flowing . . . — — Map (db m308905) HM
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18 ► Prince Edward Island, Belfast — This Summer Will Be Different —
On Point Prim Road.
This Summer Will Be Different In 2024, bestselling Canadian author Carley Fortune added to the long-standing tradition of Island-inspired artistry with her novel This Summer Will Be Different. A story of love. friendship, and . . . — — Map (db m310690) HM
19 ► Prince Edward Island, Belfast — To Commemorate the Honourable J. Angus MacLean P.C, O.C., D.F.C. 1914-2000 —
On Selkirk Park Road.
Angus MacLean was a good man, proud of his ancestral Maclean Hebridean roots; a traditionalist who embraced positive change. He was a war hero; a very successful politician at both the Federal and Provincial levels - a Federal Cabinet Minister and . . . — — Map (db m308977) HM WM
20 ► Prince Edward Island, Belle River — Belle River Church of Scotland —
On Greys Road west of Dan Comptons Road, on the right when traveling west.
This plaque commemorates the former site of the Church of Scotland Est. in Belle River in 1876 Moved to Lord Selkirk Park Eldon, June 2000 Erected by the Cook, Gillis & Hancock families in memory of loved ones buried in the adjacent . . . — — Map (db m312787) HM
21 ► Prince Edward Island, Borden-Carleton — CNR Station —
On Borden Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
CNR Station Borden's original railway station, built in October 1916, was located on what is now known as Downing Street. At the time, the community was called Carleton Head. The railway played an important role connecting communities from . . . — — Map (db m309717) HM
22 ► Prince Edward Island, Borden-Carleton — Confederation Bridge —
Near Borden Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Confederation Bridge The Confederation Bridge joins Prince Edward Island to New Brunswick; it is 12.9 km long and is the longest bridge in the world over ice covered water. The bridge is one of Canada's top engineering achievements of the . . . — — Map (db m309639) HM
23 ► Prince Edward Island, Borden-Carleton — Ice Boats
On Borden Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Reported damaged.
Ice Boats The ferry service to PEI had a very illustrious history. The service began with iceboats from Capte Traverse PEI. The Ice boats started in 1827 and the crossing was twelve miles. The cost at the tie was $5.00. If you were a male . . . — — Map (db m309738) HM
24 ► Prince Edward Island, Central Bedeque — 1784 Bedeque Harbour Loyalists —
On Callbeck Street, on the right when traveling east.
Commemorating the bicentennial of the historic landing of the United Empire Loyalists - August 4, 1784. William Schurman of New Rochelle, New York who earlier had assurances from the land claim board, brought from Shelburne, Nova Scotia . . . — — Map (db m310247) HM
25 ► Prince Edward Island, Central Bedeque — Lucy Maud Montgomery Lower Bedeque Schoolhouse —
On Callbeck Street at Linkletter Avenue, on the right on Callbeck Street.
This school was rebuilt in about 1886 using structural timbers of an earlier school building built on the same site in about 1840 and it served the community of Lower Bedeque (six km. from here) until 1962. It then fell into dereliction until it was . . . — — Map (db m309808) HM
26 ► Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown — Brighton Beach Front Range Lighthouse — Heritage Lighthouse —
On York Lane west of Queen Elizabeth Drive.
This plaque commemorates the designation of Brighton Beach Front Range lighthouse under the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act. Cette plaque commémore la désignation du phare d'alignement antérieur de Brighton Beach en vertu de la Loi . . . — — Map (db m308726) HM
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27 ► Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown — History of Joseph A. Ghiz Memorial Park —
On Edward Street at Grafton Street, on the right when traveling west on Edward Street.
Prior to 1990, this land contained the Weeks Coal Yard; swamp land; railroad tracks and parking spaces. In the summer of 1990, the Charlottetown City Council resolved to change the zoning of this municipal property from industrial to parkland and . . . — — Map (db m308858) HM
28 ► Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown — Rena McLean Veterans Garden / Jardin d’anciens combattants Rena McClean —
On Terry Fox Drive.
Rena McLean Veterans Garden This garden commemorates the previous use of this site as a convalescent hospital for veterans returning from The Great War (1914-1918). The hospital was named the Rena McLean Memorial Hospital in . . . — — Map (db m308730) HM WM
29 ► Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown — The Trans Canada Trail on Price Edward Island — Le sentier Transcanadien sur l‘Île-du-Prince-Èdouard —
On Kent Street.
Trans Canada Trail In 1992, the bold dream of a national Trail linking Canadians from coast to coast to coast was launched on Prince Edward Island. This plaque, proudly unveiled by the Honourable Robert Ghiz, Premier of . . . — — Map (db m309083) HM
30 ► Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Downtown — Fairholm —
On Fitzroy Street at Prince Street, on the left when traveling east on Fitzroy Street.
This superb Picturesque villa is one of the finest homes built in pre-Confederation Canada. It was constructed about 1839 for politician and administrator T. H. Haviland Sr. (1795-1867). Basic to its design is the late 18th-century British . . . — — Map (db m309277) HM
31 ► Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Downtown — King Square
On Ole King Square south of Weymouth Street, on the right when traveling north. Reported unreadable.
King Square is one of the five squares laid out in the 1771 plan of Charlottetown. Over the years much effort has been made to beautify the space. In 1884 during the first celebration of Arbor Day of 30 were planted in this square. During the . . . — — Map (db m309803) HM
32 ► Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Downtown — Lieutenant-Colonel J. David Stewart, DSO, ED, CD Armoury —
On Haviland Street, on the left when traveling north.
Redesignated Lieutenant-Colonel J. David Stewart, DSO, ED, CD Armoury Approved by Acting Commander Canadian Army 29 april 2021 J. David Stewart was born in the small community of Georgetown, PE on 21 Aug 1910 and later moved to . . . — — Map (db m308734) HM
33 ► Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Downtown — Notre Dame Convent —
On Weymouth Street at Dorchester Street, on the right when traveling south on Weymouth Street.
In 1857, Daniel Brennan a local Charlottetown businessman, donated property located on the corner of Sydney and Weymouth Street to the Sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame. The nuns had been asked by Bishop B.D. Macdonald to come to the Island . . . — — Map (db m308857) HM
34 ► Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Downtown — Platinum Jubilee Garden —
On Terry Fox Drive north of Victoria Park Roadway, on the right when traveling east.
In celebration of the 70-year reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Queen of Canada. Commemorative Gardens were dedicated in 2022 by Lieutenant Governors and Territorial Commissioners of Canada. — — Map (db m308731) HM
35 ► Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Downtown — Prince Edward Island Regiment 140th Anniversary Commemoration —
On Haviland Street, on the right when traveling south.
Dedicated to the Memory of the Men and Women of The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC) and tis predecessors who have served their country during war and peacetime. Unveiled by His Royal Highness The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, . . . — — Map (db m308733) WM
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36 ► Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Mount Edward — A Staunch Supporter of Confederation / Un ardent défenseur de la Confédération — Ardgowan National Historic Site —
Near Mount Edward Road at Confederation Street, on the right when traveling north.
A Staunch Supporter of Confederation Born in Bedeque, PEI, on May 29, 1825, William Henry Pope, was a lawyer, land agent, journalist and politician. Delegate to both the 1864 Charlottetown and Quebec Conferences on Confederation, . . . — — Map (db m309810) HM
37 ► Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Mount Edward — Ardgowan —
Near Confederation Street at Mount Edward Road, on the right when traveling west.
Ardgowan was the home of William Henry Pope from 1854 to 1873. Lawyer, land agent, editor of the Islander newspaper and Father of Confederation. Pope was at the centre of the political and educational controversies of his era. . . . — — Map (db m309212) HM
38 ► Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Mount Edward — Canada Department of Agriculture Research Branch —
On Indigo Crescent.
This cairn was built to commemorate the establishment of the Charlottetown Experimental Farm fifty years ago, and to honour those who laboured to make it of value to agriculture in Prince Edward Island and all Canada. (On the same cairn, to . . . — — Map (db m309213) HM
39 ► Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Mount Edward — What's in a name? — Ardgowan National Historic Site —
On Confederation Street at Mt Edward Road, on the right when traveling west on Confederation Street.
What's in a name? The name "Ardgowan" comes from the Highland Scots Gaelic word, "ard," meaning hill or high place, and "gowan" which is the Lowland Scots' word for the common daisy flower. The reason for the name choice was never . . . — — Map (db m309811) HM
40 ► Prince Edward Island, DeSable — Franklin Knight Lane — 1864-1921 —
On Monument Road at Prince Edward Island 19 on Monument Road.
Born in De Sable, Lane grew up in California where he was educated and called to the bar in 1886. Having worked in journalism and in law, he entered politics as a Democrat. Appointed to the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1906 he was the . . . — — Map (db m310158) HM
41 ► Prince Edward Island, Kensington — Here Settled James Campbell —
On Prince Edward Island 20 (Prince Edward Island Route 20), on the right when traveling east.
Born in Perthshire, Scotland, in 1743 and emigrated from London in 1775 on the ship Elizabeth which was shipwrecked off Lot 11. He married Eliza Townshend and they had eight children. Was agent for Clark & Campbell and secretary to Governor . . . — — Map (db m312780) HM
42 ► Prince Edward Island, Kensington — Museum Celebrates all Things Anne / Un Musée Dédié à Anne —
On Prince Edward Island 20 (Prince Edward Island Route 20), on the right when traveling east.
Museum Celebrates All Things Anne Author Lucy Maud Montgomery describes farmhouse as the "wonder castle of my childhood." Montgomery was born at her family home in New London and was raised by her grandparents in Cavendish. But . . . — — Map (db m312786) HM
43 ► Prince Edward Island, Lot 34, York — The Changing Landscape / Un paysage en évolution —
On Prince Edward Island 25.
The Changing Landscape Prince Edward Island is Canada's smallest province, but it is also the most densely populated with about half of the Island cleared for human use. The patchwork of fields you can see from here is highly . . . — — Map (db m309832) HM
44 ► Prince Edward Island, Morell — St. Peters Harbour Lighthouse / Le phare du port de St. Peters —
On Lighthouse Road.
St. Peters Harbour Lighthouse The St. Peters Harbour Lighthouse sits alone in the dunes today. Once, it sat on a wharf in a busy fishing port named Havre St. Pierre and later, St. Peters Harbour. On the spot where you are now . . . — — Map (db m309835) HM
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45 ► Prince Edward Island, Orwell Corner — Wendall Boyle Orwell Corner Memorial —
On Old Uigg Road.
In memory of Wendall Boyle Site Director 1981-2000 He brought Island Culture, history, & traditions to life at Orwell Corner. — — Map (db m308968) HM
46 ► Prince Edward Island, Rustico — Farmers' Bank of Rustico / La Banque De Rustico — 1864-1894 —
On Church Road, on the right when traveling north.
Farmers’ Bank of Rustico Under the leadership of Rev, G.-A. Belcourt, pioneer missionary in the West, his parishioners erected this a former building to house one of the first people's banks in Canada. Chartered in 1864, and . . . — — Map (db m312781) HM
47 ► Prince Edward Island, Rustico — Les Familles Fondatrices de Rustico / The Founding Families of Rustico —
Near Church Road, on the right when traveling north.
Blanchard, Doiron, Doucet, Gallant, Martin, Pitre ca. 1761-1782 — — Map (db m312783) HM
48 ► Prince Edward Island, Rustico — Parc National du Canada de l'Île-du-Prince-Edouard / Prince Edward Island National Park of Canada —
Near Church Road, on the right when traveling north.
Parc National du Canada de l'Île-du-Prince-Edouard De cette vue panoramique surplombant la baie de Rustico, on peut voir au loin vers le nord-est une partie du paysage côtier du parc national du Canada de . . . — — Map (db m312784) HM
49 ► Prince Edward Island, Rustico — Welcome - Rustico / Bienvenue - Rustico —
On Church Road north of Rustico Road, on the right when traveling north.
Welcome Welcome to Rustico - the oldest Acadian settlement on Prince Edward Island. We invite you to explore our historic buildings and discover the stories hidden in their walls. Find out about the Acadians of Rustico, how they . . . — — Map (db m312782) HM
50 ► Prince Edward Island, Stanhope, York — Stanhope Cemetery —
Near Gulf Shore Parkway East, on the right when traveling east.
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 . . . — — Map (db m310624) HM
51 ► Prince Edward Island, Stanhope, York — Stanhope Community Cemetery —
Near Gulf Shore Parkway East, on the right when traveling east.
Stanhope Community Cemetery The old Stanhope Community Cemetery was once part of an active farm community. Nearly 200 years of history are buried deep in the red soil. Scottish settlers who carved farmland out of forest, and . . . — — Map (db m309830) HM
52 ► Prince Edward Island, Stanhope Bayshore, York — Bushing the Bay / Buissons sur la Baie —
On Prince Edward Island 25, on the left when traveling north.
Bushing the Bay From the days of the earliest settlement until the 1950's when modern snow plows began to keep the area roads open on a regular basis, the bay before you was used as a winter road. This practice involved some risks . . . — — Map (db m309834) HM
53 ► Prince Edward Island, Stanhope Bayshore, York — The Gale of 1851 —
On Gulf Shore Parkway East, on the left when traveling east.
The Gale of 1851 The forenoon had been particularly balmy. Schooners had sailed into the shallow waters in search of mackerel and cod. But darkness found the vessels trapped in the stillness close to land. There was no breeze to . . . — — Map (db m309943) HM
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54 ► Prince Edward Island, Summerside — 2001 World Junior Curling Champions —
On Heather Moyse Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Skip Suzanne Caudet and her teammates Kelly Higgins, Robyn MacPhee, Stefanie Richard, and Carol Webb, curling out of Summerside's Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club, captured the Gold Medal at the 2001 World Junior Curling Championships held in . . . — — Map (db m309636) HM
55 ► Prince Edward Island, Summerside — Architectural Features Summerside Heritage District: Bargeboard —
On Water Street at Queen Street, on the right when traveling east on Water Street.
Summerside is fortunate to have many historic buildings in its downtown neighbourhood as living testament to the tastes and skills of previous residents. In 2003 a heritage district was designated by the City under its Heritage Conservation Bylaw . . . — — Map (db m309840) HM
56 ► Prince Edward Island, Summerside — Architectural Features Summerside Heritage District: Belt Course —
On Water Street east of Queen Street, on the left when traveling west.
Summerside is fortunate to have many historic buildings in its downtown neighbourhood as living testament to the tastes and skills of previous residents. In 2003 a heritage district was designated by the City under its Heritage Conservation Bylaw . . . — — Map (db m309844) HM
57 ► Prince Edward Island, Summerside — Architectural Features Summerside Heritage District: Column —
On Water Street at Queen Street on Water Street.
Summerside is fortunate to have many historic buildings in its downtown neighbourhood as living testament to the tastes and skills of previous residents. In 2003 a heritage district was designated by the City under its Heritage Conservation Bylaw . . . — — Map (db m309842) HM
58 ► Prince Edward Island, Summerside — Architectural Features Summerside Heritage District: Verandah —
On Water Street east of Queen Street, on the right when traveling east.
Summerside is fortunate to have many historic buildings in its downtown neighbourhood as living testament to the tastes and skills of previous residents. In 2003 a heritage district was designated by the City under its Heritage Conservation Bylaw . . . — — Map (db m309843) HM
59 ► Prince Edward Island, Summerside — Bicentennial of United Empire Loyalists and Disbanded Troops —
On Heather Moyse Drive east of Granville Street, on the right when traveling west.
1783 - 1983
To Commemorate the bicentennial of the United Empire Loyalists and Disbanded troops who settled on the Isle of Saint John following the American Revolution. These courageous loyal refugees contributed greatly to the development . . . — — Map (db m309635) HM WM
60 ► Prince Edward Island, Summerside — British Commonwealth Air Training Plan Memorial —
On Spring Street.
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan CWH Anson (left panel) Casualties from #31 Charlottetown Agar, J. F., AC1   Anson crash   January 12, 1942 Beauman, Ernest, LAC   Anson crash   January 12, 1942 Bell, K. . . . — — Map (db m310621) WM
61 ► Prince Edward Island, Summerside — Commemorating The Park Island Hotel - 1872 —
On Heather Moyse Drive, on the right when traveling east.
The beginning of the tourist trade in this province and probably the first tourist establishment in the Dominion of Canada, and its founder Mr. James L. Holman. The Holman name has been long associated with the founding and development of . . . — — Map (db m309633) HM
62 ► Prince Edward Island, Summerside — Head of Queen's Wharf —
On Queens Wharf, on the right when traveling south.
The early history of Summerside is closely associated with the existence of a public wharf. Green's Wharf, completed circa 1840, was later known variously as the Town Wharf, the Government Wharf and finally Queen's Wharf. Commercial establishments . . . — — Map (db m309642) HM
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63 ► Prince Edward Island, Summerside — In memory of Carrie Ellen Holman —
On Fitzroy Street at Summer Street, on the right when traveling east on Fitzroy Street.
Author of Our Island Story and founder of the Girl Guide movement in Prince County — — Map (db m309634) HM
64 ► Prince Edward Island, Summerside — In Memory of Sir Ira Enman —
On Summer Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling north on Summer Street.
In Memory of Sir Ira Enman May 9, 1922-July 21, 2021 Born in Harmony, Prince Edward Island WWII Veteran Dispatch Rider Knighted by France in Summerside, March 2017 For his service Juno Beach D-Day Invasion in France Also served . . . — — Map (db m310625) WM
65 ► Prince Edward Island, Summerside — Irony of History: England, First Nation to Salute the Acadian Flag — Ironie de l'histoire : l'Angleterre, première nation à saluer le drapeau acadien —
On Heather Moyse Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Irony of History: England, First Nation to Salute the Acadian Flag The Acadian flag was adopted on August 15, 1884, by delegates attending the second Acadian National Convention in Miscouche, Prince Edward Island. The following . . . — — Map (db m310619) HM
66 ► Prince Edward Island, Summerside — R.C.A.F. Station/C. F. B. Summerside 1941-1992 —
On Summer Street, on the right when traveling north.
This plaque is dedicated in recognition of the many community enhancing projects and contributions of military and civilian personnel at R.C.A.F. Station/C. F. B. Summerside 1941-1992 We cherish your love & friendship . . . — — Map (db m310622) WM
67 ► Prince Edward Island, Summerside — R.T. Holman Ltd. —
On Water Street, on the right when traveling west.
The large building on the western end of the business district on Water Street was built by R.T. Holman, an entrepreneur well ahead of his time. He was born in Saint John and worked at his brother's store in St. Eleanors before opening a . . . — — Map (db m309743) HM
68 ► Prince Edward Island, Summerside — Summerside Steamers / Les bateaux à vapeur de Summerside —
On Water Street, on the right when traveling west.
Summerside Steamers Coastal communications were of the utmost importance to the early settlers whose farms were seldom far from the shore. The completion of the Queen's Wharf at Green's Shore (now Summerside) in 1840 gave the . . . — — Map (db m309744) HM
69 ► Prince Edward Island, Summerside — The College of Piping & Celtic Performing Arts of Canada —
On Water Street, on the left when traveling east.
The College of Piping & Celtic Performing Arts of Canada The skirl of the pipes and perhaps the swirl of a kilt should not come as a surprise in Summerside. Just off the trail on the east side of the city is the College of Piping, . . . — — Map (db m309747) HM
70 ► Prince Edward Island, Summerside — The Drill Shed —
On Spring Street north of Church Street, on the right when traveling south.
In September 1866, builder Pierce Doyle was awarded the contract to construct the Drill Shed on this site. Military companies used the building to conduct training exercises and inspections. Its location within the Public Square made it a . . . — — Map (db m309716) HM
71 ► Prince Edward Island, Summerside — The Great Fire of 1906 —
On Foundry Street east of Summer Street, on the left when traveling east.
Summerside was ablaze in a fierce south-east gale during the night of October 10, 1906! The fire began its destructive path at the railway freight sheds apparently ignited by a spark from a train engine. Advancing in a 300 yard wide swath diagonally . . . — — Map (db m309641) HM
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72 ► Prince Edward Island, Summerside — The Great Trail —
On Water Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Great Trail in Prince Edward Island This marks the connection of Prince Edward Island's section of The Great Trail in honour of Canada's 150th anniversary of Confederation in 2017. From where you are standing, you can . . . — — Map (db m309754) HM
73 ► Prince Edward Island, Summerside — The Holman Homestead —
On Fitzroy Street east of Central Sleep, on the left when traveling west.
The Holman Holmstead c. 1855 to 1877 Refurbished by the Prince Edward Island Heritage Foundation in 1975 A gift to the foundation by Miss Gladys Holman and a Financial involvement by the Prince Edward Island Heritage Endowment Found and . . . — — Map (db m309640) HM
74 ► Prince Edward Island, Summerside — The Indian Head Lighthouse & Breakwater —
On Water Street, on the left when traveling north.
The Indian Head Lighthouse & Breakwater The lighthouse at the mouth of Summerside harbour was constructed in 1880 by Richard Keefe of Alberton who was awarded the contract by the Dominion Government. The octagonal building with a . . . — — Map (db m309751) HM
75 ► Prince Edward Island, Summerside — The Striped Skunk / La Moufette Rayée — Mephitis mephitis —
On Water Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Striped Skunk Skunks are not true Islanders. They "came from away" in 1912, and stayed. Fur farming was highly profitable at the time and two entrepreneurs in the Wilmot Valley decided to try something different - they . . . — — Map (db m309752) HM
76 ► Prince Edward Island, Summerside — The Summerside Fire of 1906 / L’Incendie de Summerside en 1906 —
On Water Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Summerside Fire of 1906 All communities feared fire during the 19th century. Most structures were close together and made of wood. Buildings had been getting taller and equipment for fighting fires was marginal at best. The . . . — — Map (db m309746) HM
77 ► Prince Edward Island, Summerside — Trans Canada Trail Logo —
On Harbour Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Summerside, Prince Edward Island Birthplace of the Trans Canada Trail. This plaque and Trans Canada Trail logo unveiled June 17th, 2000, by Dr. Sherman Olson, National President of the Trans Canada Trail, Mayor Basil L. Stewart, Canada 125 Board . . . — — Map (db m309809) HM
78 ► Prince Edward Island, Summerside — Wastewater Treatment Centre / Centre de traitement des eaux usées
On Mackenzie Drive, on the left when traveling west. Reported damaged.
Wastewater Treatment Centre The original treatment facility was built on this site in 1972 by the Town of Summerside. This facility had only a primary level of treatment. In 2008 the City completed the upgrade of the facility to . . . — — Map (db m309637) HM
79 ► Prince Edward Island, Tignish — Yankee Gale —
On Prince Edward Island Route 12 1.6 kilometers south of William Travers Lane, on the right when traveling north.
The "Yankee Gale" of October 3rd-5th, 1851 is regarded as one of the strongest and most destructive storms to hit Maritime Canada in the annals of recorded meteorological history. The wind came out of the northeast, blowing a tempest. There were . . . — — Map (db m308704) HM
80 ► Prince Edward Island, Tignish Shore — Myrick Shore —
On Harbour Road at Tignish Shore Road, on the right when traveling north on Harbour Road.
Life at “The Shore” Much has been written about life in a "company town," a "coal" town, a "lumber" town, etc., but seldom does one hear of life in a "fishing" town or village as is the case with Tignish Shore. Most stories of . . . — — Map (db m308662) HM
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81 ► Prince Edward Island, Tignish Shore — Tignish —
On Harbour Road, on the right when traveling north.
A Fishing Village Fishing is the backbone of the Village of Tignish and surrounding areas and dates back to 1845 when Frank Arsenault and Thomas J. Caie began trading with the locals. They were followed by W.B. Dead and Captain . . . — — Map (db m308666) HM
82 ► Prince Edward Island, Tryon — 200 Years of Worship and Service — 1792-1992 —
On Prince Edward Island 10, on the right when traveling north.
To the Glory of God and the memory of all those who have contributed to the teaching of His Word and the futherance of His Work, this plaque has been dedicated by the Rt. Rev. Walter Farquharson, Moderator of the United Church of Canada, to mark . . . — — Map (db m310623) HM
83 ► Prince Edward Island, Tryon — Tryon Great War and WWII Memorial —
On Prince Edward Island 10 at Samuel Holland Lane, on the right when traveling north on Prince Edward Island 10.
Erected in memory of these soldiers who fought in the Great War 1914-1918 Killed in action John Lyman Wood · Percy Farrow · Capt. James Farrow Enlisted Everett Bell · Morley Bell · Earl Thompson · Thomas Dawson · . . . — — Map (db m310242) WM
84 ► Prince Edward Island, Vernon Bridge — Sir Andrew Macphail (1864-1938) —
Near MacPhail Park Road, on the right when traveling west.
Born in this house, Macphail became a distinguished doctor and writer, serving as the first professor of the history of medicine at McGill University (1907-1937). He was knighted for his services with the Canadian Army Medical Corps during . . . — — Map (db m309713) HM
85 ► Prince Edward Island, Vernon Bridge — The Doorstep Stone —
Near MacPhail Park Road, on the right when traveling west.
This stone was bought by Sir Andrew Macphail... from Wallace, Nova Scotia in a "spirit of reckless pride". Stones of this size are rare on Prince Edward Island, "many visitors came to view the wonder" Sir Andrew wrote. "Pat Bolger the last of the . . . — — Map (db m309714) HM
86 ► Prince Edward Island, Vernon Bridge — The Sir Andrew Macphail Homestead / La propriété familiale de Sir Andrew MacPhail —
On MacPhail Park Road.
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 . . . — — Map (db m309805) HM
87 ► Prince Edward Island, Vernon Bridge — The Story of the Pillars — From McGill University to the Macphail Homestead —
On MacPhail Park Road, on the right when traveling west.
These two limestone pillars, standing almost 4 meters tall, mark what was once the main entrance to the Macphail Homestead grounds. The story of how these unique and beautiful landmarks came to Sir Andrew Macphail's birthplace links his life and . . . — — Map (db m309735) HM
88 ► Prince Edward Island, Victoria — Hotbed of Culture and Art / Un Foyer de Culture et d'art —
On Prince Edward Island 116.
Hotbed of Culture and Art Victoria-by-the-Sea, located on the province's south shore, is very proud of its reputation as an arts and culture hub. Founded in 1819, the village really came into its own by the late 1800s, with three . . . — — Map (db m310167) HM
89 ► Prince Edward Island, Victoria — Victoria By-The-Sea —
On Water Street, on the right when traveling east.
Victoria's history dates back to 1767 when the property, then called Lot 29, was acquired by Admiral Sir Charles Saunders by Royal lottery. Through marriage, it became the property of the Earl of Westmoreland. In 1802, his estate manager, James . . . — — Map (db m310165) HM
90 ► Prince Edward Island, Kings County, Elmira — East Point —
Near Elmira Road 1.6 kilometers south of Northside Road ( Route 16), on the right when traveling south.
English: The eastern terminus of the Confederation Trail is Elmira. It is a further nine kilometres by road to East Point, the eastern tip of land. The site is dominated by an octagonal white lighthouse built in 1867. Exceeding 19 . . . — — Map (db m141202) HM
91 ► Prince Edward Island, Kings County, Elmira — Elmira — The End of the Line / La Fin de la Ligne Ferroviaire —
Near Elmira Road 1.6 kilometers south of Northside Road ( Route 16), on the right when traveling south.
English: The Elmira Branch of the P.E.I. Railway opened for business on 26 October 1912, one of the last expansions of rail service in the province. The terminus at Elmira was similar to other "ends," with an engine house and . . . — — Map (db m141203) HM
92 ► Prince Edward Island, Kings County, Elmira — Elmira Railway Museum / Musée ferroviaire d’Elmira —
Near Elmira Road 1.6 kilometers south of Northside Road ( Route 16), on the right when traveling south.
English: Elmira became the new eastern terminus of the P.E.I. Railway in 1912 when the main line was extended from Harmony. The early decades of the 1900s were the last period of expansion for the provincial railway. They were . . . — — Map (db m141204) HM
93 ► Prince Edward Island, Kings County, Elmira — The Original Fog Alarm Building — Le « Fog Alarm Building » —
Near Lighthouse Road 2 kilometers east of East Point Road ( Route 16), on the right when traveling east.
English: The original fog alarm building was added to the East Point Light Station in 1885 as a navigational aid. It was replaced in 1908 with a larger building at a cost of $8000.00, and remains one of the few intact fog alarm . . . — — Map (db m140620) HM
94 ► Prince Edward Island, Kings County, Georgetown — Georgetown War Memorial —
Near Georgetown Road near Grafton Street, on the left.
To the glorious memory of our native sons who paid the supreme sacrifice in the two World Wars. 1914 — 1918 Our Honoured Dead Stephen F. Cherry • John P. Dalton • Martin P. Dalton • John W. Lavers • Temple W. Macdonald, M.C. . . . — — Map (db m80294) WM
95 ► Prince Edward Island, Kings County, Georgetown — Georgetown’s New Railway Station / Nouvelle gare ferroviaire de Georgetown —
On Richmond Street close to West Street, on the left when traveling west.
[English:] The railway and the steamship lines serving Prince Edward Island became major drivers to a new industry which became known as tourism. Realizing soon after the railway was open for service in 1875 that more and more . . . — — Map (db m293402) HM
96 ► Prince Edward Island, Kings County, Georgetown — The Honorable Andrew Archibald (A.A.) Macdonald —
Near Georgetown Road close to Grafton Street, on the left when traveling south.
English: The Honorable Andrew Archibald (A.A.) Macdonald was born February 14, 1829 in Three Rivers. He carried on the family business in Georgetown until called to serve in the Legislature. He was in Ottawa, a member of the . . . — — Map (db m80295) HM
97 ► Prince Edward Island, Kings County, Georgetown — Three Rivers — Les trois rivières — Samkook —
On Richmond Street close to West Street, on the right when traveling west.
English: The Three Rivers - Montague, Brudenell, and Cardigan - wind through towns, villages and communities in Kings County, draining into Cardigan Bay, known to the Mi’Kmaq people as Samkook (sandy shore). One of the first . . . — — Map (db m80296) HM
98 ► Prince Edward Island, Kings County, Greenwich — Havre Saint Pierre —
Near Prince Edward Island Route 313.
Established in 1720, Havre Saint Pierre was once the largest settlement in the colony of Isle Saint Jean. On a summer day in the 1730s this was a busy place. Here - a fleet of tiny shallops, sails snapping as they set out for the . . . — — Map (db m139397) HM
99 ► Prince Edward Island, Kings County, Greenwich — Mussel Power/Les moules plus d'une utilité —
Near Prince Edward Island Route 313.
The bottom of the bay is like a giant compost bin. Seaweed and shellfish collect here when they die, and form a thick, black mud. The decomposing shells create high lime content, making "mussel mud” a perfect fertilizer for the . . . — — Map (db m139444) HM
100 ► Prince Edward Island, Kings County, Greenwich — St. Peters —
Near Prince Edward Island Route 313.
Early British settlers were more interested in farming than in fishing. By the early 1800s, a small village began to grow farther inland. Here the bay was narrow and easily crossed - first by ferry, later by bridge. St. Peters . . . — — Map (db m139407) HM

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