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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
[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
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
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
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
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
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
It is believed that Charles
Sanderson started farming here around 1820. Until the farm was
sold in the early 197os, different
generations of Sandersons cared
for this land. Always mindful of the ever-changing sand dunes, they
helped . . . — — Map (db m139448) HM
[English] This plaque commemorates the designation of Panmure Head Lighthouse under the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act.[Français] Cette plaque commémore la désignation du . . . — — Map (db m269391) HM
Bishop A. B. Mac Eachern
Angus Bernard MacEachern, a pioneer missionary, emigrated
from Scotland in 1790. For forty-five years he ministered
zealously to the people of Prince Edward Island, the Magdalen
Islands, and to large . . . — — Map (db m293403) HM
John Whalen built the square tapered, 12.4 m Cape Bear Lighthouse in 1881. In 1947, it was moved back from eroding cliffs. Ewart A. Keeping was lightkeeper from 1926-1959. The attached dwelling was removed in 1960. The Marconi Wireless Station was . . . — — Map (db m198787) HM
English:
Cape Bear is located on the Northumberland Strait side of the southeast corner of Prince Edward Island. The name survives in translation from the French period of Island history. The lighthouse was built in 1881, one of . . . — — Map (db m147964) HM
English:
The normal way to build a railway is to start at one end using an engine and flatcars to deliver materials to the end-of-track. The branch built between Charlottetown and Murray Harbour between 1901 and 1904 required a . . . — — Map (db m147962) HM
In grateful tribute to the living
and the dead who through their
valiant efforts and bitter
sacrifice have made Canada great
is this shrine dedicated Killed in action or died in service War of 1914-1918
Gordon Mackay
Clarence Reynolds . . . — — Map (db m139450) WM
English:
Murray Harbour began to achieve status as an important PEI port in the late 1700s. The earliest settlers in the area sustained themselves by fishing and farming but John Cambridge, the proprietor of Lot 64, was actively . . . — — Map (db m140239) HM
English:
A well-protected fishing harbour lies a short distance down the South River from the end of the trail. Fishing boats are lined up on both sides of the waterway and storage sheds dominate the wharves. The quiet ripple-free . . . — — Map (db m147963) HM
English:
The original planners of the P.E.I. Railway in the early 1870s were very focused on connecting all of the major Island ports. The export of farm produce was at the heart of the economy. The railway made it easier for . . . — — Map (db m147965) HM
English: James Colledge Pope was born in Bedeque. A successful merchant and shipbuilder, he entered political life in 1857. Premier of the Island on two previous occasions (1865-7 and 1870-2), he again assumed that office in April, 1873, and . . . — — Map (db m137724) HM
Tryon United Church
Developed in the late Middle Ages as a building form primarily for stone, Gothic architecture was revived and reworked in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Some of its most charming expressions in Canada's . . . — — Map (db m310241) HM
English: Being a stop along the PEI Railway route brought the possibility of prosperity. With construction about to begin, communities across the province were vying to have the tracks pass through their town or village. This . . . — — Map (db m148800) HM
English: The old expression “A woman's work is never done” was never more true than in the case of farm women. Farm women had many tasks. They worked to keep the farm's milk cool during the summer. This could . . . — — Map (db m149996) HM
English: The silver fox industry is a fascinating era in Island farming history. By the turn of the century, P.E.I. had gained attention as the world leader in this rare commodity. Robert Humphrey, of Kensington, was one of the . . . — — Map (db m150000) HM
English: Built in 1960 by Montreal Locomotive Works… …Engine 1762 was first put into service as Engine 3859 at the Montreal Yard Diesel Shop. When Canadian National began changing its entire line to diesel, the engine was . . . — — Map (db m148806) HM
English: With new amenities that allowed farmers to heighten production, and rising market demand, the local farming sector responded by developing a wide range of new institutions and organizations. Canada Packers opened a branch . . . — — Map (db m149993) HM
English: With its debt in hand, there were other challenges in store for the PEI Railway. The Island's soil is excellent for farming, but makes a poor foundation for train tracks. Millions of tons of mainland gravel were . . . — — Map (db m148801) HM
English: On 16 November, 1990, Engine 1762 was relocated to Kensington… …where it stands today as an icon of PEI's Age of Rail. A payloader pushed the 125-ton engine along the tracks as far as New Annan where the rails had been . . . — — Map (db m148808) HM
English:
Farming families were not only concerned with their own back forty: they also established many organizations promoting the well-being of the entire community. Farm organizations did much, for instance, to promote . . . — — Map (db m150001) HM
English: Joining the Confederation was as much a financial consideration… …for PEI as it was a matter of national pride. The fact was that the railway was only a little more than half finished when the money borrowed to build . . . — — Map (db m148802) HM
English:
In 1871 the Colony of Prince Edward Island embarked upon the construction of a circuitous 147-mile railway covering the 120-mile distance between Georgetown and Alberton. The high cost of building the line added . . . — — Map (db m139700) HM
English: Successful farming meant owning healthy, hard-working livestock. Cattle, pigs, and chickens not only produced the milk, meat, and eggs for the family, but also provided a source of steady income. At one time, horsepower had . . . — — Map (db m149999) HM
English: With its rich soil, Prince Edward Island is tailor-made for the cultivation of potatoes. Early settlers planted potatoes because they would grow on the newly-cleared land, thriving even when planted amongst the tree stumps. . . . — — Map (db m149998) HM
English: With rail service a thing of the past, Summerside resident Lowell Huestis… …set about preserving mementos. Aided by the Summerside Chamber of Commerce, he arranged to have Engine 1762 moved from the Summerside . . . — — Map (db m148807) HM
English: By 1950, The Age of Steam was about to become The Age of Diesel. Steam engines burned coal to heat water, creating pressurized steam to drive the pistons. Crew members called Firemen performed the dangerous job of . . . — — Map (db m148804) HM
English: For early farmers, insect control was not a complicated process. The first widely used pesticide, Paris Green, battled the Colorado Potato Beetle, and had to be applied to the potato plants manually. A sprayer was developed . . . — — Map (db m149994) HM
English: Most Island family farms practiced “mixed farming.” Rather than specializing in one agricultural sector early farms kept a variety of animals and planted many different crops. These small farms were remarkably . . . — — Map (db m149997) HM
English: Despite its challenges, the PEI Railway began operation on 25 May, 1875… …and Kensington Station was a major stop and switchyard. Before plans for the PEIR had been announced, Kensington had been little more than a . . . — — Map (db m148803) HM
English: Farmers have almost always practiced crop rotation to preserve the soil. Potatoes absorb more nutrients than crops such as hay or grain. To prevent the land from becoming depleted, the farmer rotates the crop making certain . . . — — Map (db m149995) HM
English: Recognized for its unique architecture and cultural significance… …Kensington Station was designated a National Historic Site in 1978. During a federal government survey in 1873, the original structure was found to be . . . — — Map (db m148809) HM
English:
The first settlers in Kinkora were farmers. The community that developed has depended upon agriculture ever since. After the Dominion Government launched a dairy initiative in 1891, Kinkora responded and in 1900 opened a . . . — — Map (db m141171) HM
This granite mill stone was mfg in France in the late 1800’s and imported to PEI in 1890’s. Mill stones were used in cereal grain grist mills to crush various cereal grains to yield flour for bread. This mill stone was purchased and used by Patrick . . . — — Map (db m151773) HM
English:
The poetry of Ireland is immediately evident in a name that explains much about the community in and around the village. Building the Anderson Road in 1832 opened up the district for farming. Irish families, experienced . . . — — Map (db m141170) HM
Français:
Du 13 au 15 août 1884, Miscouche est la scène de la deuxième Convention nationale des Acadiens. Quelque 150 délégués officiels des trois provinces Maritimes se réunissent pour poursuivre les discussions entamées en 1881 . . . — — Map (db m142398) HM
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