The Bog neighborhood physically came to an end in the early 1900s with Charlottetown’s decision to redevelop the area, but the community story continued. Some families had already moved to the Boston States to work, establishing a new branch of the . . . — — Map (db m259918) HM
The three Maritime colonies of Great Britain, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island, had long considered the possibility of union. By the early 1860s, however, there was sufficient concern over an American attack, after the conclusion . . . — — Map (db m260196) HM
The Prince Edward Island Memorial Fountain
Dedicated 18 September 2005
Honouring Prince Edward Islanders who have volunteered to serve their country and community in dangerous professions as armed forces members, police, . . . — — Map (db m260180) WM
Summertime on PEI wasn’t complete without a trip to the Exhibition. Families like Dolly, Ann, and Charlotte enjoyed the sights, sounds, and smells of this highly anticipated event. Which took place every August. Exhausted little . . . — — Map (db m259933) HM
Robert, Lemuel, and James Shepherd, originally from Cardigan, headed to the Klondike seeking riches. Unlike the masses, they struck gold! Returning home for a visit, the brothers gifted family members some gold nuggets and their younger . . . — — Map (db m259930) HM
The West End Rangers, formed in 1899, was the only PEI team in the Colored Hockey League. Based in Charlottetown’s Bog neighborhood, the Rangers were known for their strength and skill. In 1901, they easily beat the visiting Truro . . . — — Map (db m259928) HM
Island ships were traditionally built to export agricultural goods and lumber. By the early 1800s, Islanders learned they could make more money selling ships than moving barrels of fish and produce across the Atlantic. Shipyards soon . . . — — Map (db m260181) HM
Lucy Maud Montgomery, daughter of
Hugh John Montgomery and Clara
Woolner MacNeill, was born in this
house on November 30, 1874. — — Map (db m138186) HM
Dedicated to the men
and women of this
community who
served their country
in World War 1, World
War II, and the Korean
War and in grateful
tribute to those
who made the
supreme sacrifice.
W.W. II
W.O. II Fredrick L. Bulman
Pte. . . . — — Map (db m139243) WM
*Mi'Kma'Ki Indian camps have been found around Rustico Bay dating back 6000 years.
*Jacques Cartier sailed along this north shore in 1534.
*Rene Rassicot fished off Rustico in 1729 & gave the area its name.
*Acadians first settled North . . . — — Map (db m289820) HM
English: Working out of Fort Amherst between 1764 and 1765, Captain Samuel Holland, an engineer, directed a small team to produce an accurate survey of every inch of St. John's Island. It was the first phase of a major survey of . . . — — Map (db m151802) HM
English: ”It is three years since the last refugee arrived on the island. They had to endure heavy losses and great hardship in getting here, and on arrival, they found themselves so to speak destitute… My Lord, unless you . . . — — Map (db m151801) HM
English: With Island history as your backdrop, you're looking out at Charlottetown Harbour, the Hillsborough River, Governors Island, and the bluffs of Keppoch. In the summertime, this waterway hosts an abundance of . . . — — Map (db m151792) HM
English: Michel Haché-Gallant and Anne Cormier were the first Acadians to join the French colonists at Port-la-Joye. They arrived in 1720 from Beaubassin with four of their children. By 1730, eight Gallant children owned properties . . . — — Map (db m151797) HM
Français:Première famille acadienne établie en permanence à L’Île-du-Prince-Édouard Ancêtres des familles Gallant et Haché du Canada et des États-Unis arrivés à Port-La-Joye en 1720 Monument érigé en 1965 par leurs . . . — — Map (db m151800) HM
English: This timeline presents events that helped shape the history of Port-la-Joye—Fort Amherst, Prince Edward Island and Canada. Port-la-Joye was an imperial outpost for France for 38 years. For another ten years, Fort . . . — — Map (db m151804) HM
English:We are in Port la Joye, one of the most beautiful harbours that the eye can behold. —Louis Denys de la Ronde, November 6, 1721 In 1720, three hundred men, women and children were brought from France to . . . — — Map (db m151803) HM
English:
From 1720 to 1768 this site was an important colonial base, first for France and later Great Britain. One of the first permanent French settlements on the island, Port-la-Joye served as the seat of colonial government for . . . — — Map (db m139447) HM
English:
In 1764 the British government decided to undertake a systematic survey of its North American territory, recently enlarged in the war with France. For this purpose Captain Samuel Holland was put in charge of the northern . . . — — Map (db m139436) HM
English: Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew Rollo arrived with a force of five hundred soldiers and took possession of Port-la-Joye on behalf of the British on August 17, 1758. The French governor at Louisbourg had given up both Île . . . — — Map (db m151799) HM
English:
Undertaken here in 1758, this expulsion was one of the largest and the deadliest of the Acadian deportations that took place between 1755 and 1762. As part of a strategy to dismantle the French colony of Île Saint-Jean . . . — — Map (db m139446) HM
English:
The Grand Dérangement
L’Acadie, established by France in 1604, was a strategically located and highly coveted colony. In 1713, it was handed over to England and renamed Nova Scotia. The foundation of Halifax, in 1749, . . . — — Map (db m80437) HM
English: There has been an aboriginal presence on the Island for at least ten thousand years. The Mi’kmaq became allies and important trading partners with the French in the 1600s and later sided with them in battles against the . . . — — Map (db m151798) HM
Minister of Cavendish and
New London Churches 1838 - 1845.
First missionary sent out
to any foreign field by the
Presbyterian Church in Canada — — Map (db m140157) HM
Built of a people’s love to the memory of our glorious dead
Pte Archibald Campbell,
6th Can. M. Rifles.
Apr. 12, 1898-June 2 1916
Killed in action in France
Gr. Arthur P. Johnstone,
2nd Can. Siege Batty.
June 10, . . . — — Map (db m140108) WM
Dedicated To The Memory Of Our Youth
Who Served In World War II
Sgt. Elmer S. Macleod
1915 - 1944
Killed In Italy
W.O.2 Allison F.W. Macleod
1920 – 1943
Missing In Malta
Pte. W. Wallace Bernard
1904 -1945
Died . . . — — Map (db m140158) WM
The three buildings on this site represent a "family” and all were once navigational aids. The lighthouse beacon is still maintained by the Canadian Coast Guard as part of the marine communication system used by ship traffic in the . . . — — Map (db m138223) HM
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