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Historical Markers in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island

 
Cavendish Dunelands Trail/Cavendish Sentier Dunelands Marker image, Touch for more information
By Steve Stoessel
Cavendish Dunelands Trail/Cavendish Sentier Dunelands Marker
1 Prince Edward Island, Queens County, Cavendish — Cavendish Dunelands Trail/Cavendish Sentier DunelandsHistory of the Cavendish Area/Histoire de la région de Cavendish.
History of the Cavendish Area. There is archaeological evidence that ancestors of the present-day Mi’kmaq lived on the shores of nearby New London Bay. It is very likely these early Islanders would have travelled here to hunt, . . . Map (db m139369) HM
2 Prince Edward Island, Queens County, Cavendish — Cavendish Dunelands Trail/Cavendish Sentier DunelandsWreck of the Marco Polo/L'épave du Marco Polo
25 July, 1883. Thanks to a weekend of violent storms there is a heavy sea running. A few farmers watch with astonishment as a magnificent sailing vessel, driven by a mountain of canvas, slams onto the Cavendish sandbars. The air iš alive . . . Map (db m139391) HM
3 Prince Edward Island, Queens County, Cavendish — Cavendish Dunelands Trail/Cavendish Sentier DunelandsSea Stories/Légendes de la mer
Sea Stories From the first peoples through modern times, the fishery has been vital to the people living along this shore. As Lucy Maud Montgomery remembered: Many of the farmers had a fishing house on the shore field of their . . . Map (db m139429) HM
4 Prince Edward Island, Queens County, Cavendish — Cavendish Dunelands Trail/Cavendish Sentier DunelandsCavendish and Tourism/Cavendish et le tourisme
Toward the end of the 1800s, Prince Edward Island became known as an excellent vacation spot. Its clean air, rural landscapes and beautiful beaches were offered to travellers made weary by the stress of urban life. By the 1920s, thanks . . . Map (db m139431) HM
5 Prince Edward Island, Queens County, Cavendish — Lucy Maud Montgomery(1874 - 1942)
English: Internationally renowned author, Lucy Maud Montgomery was born in New London, Prince Edward Island. After her mother's death in 1876, she lived with her maternal grandparents in Cavendish until 1911, when she married and moved to . . . Map (db m80283) HM
 
 
 
 
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Mar. 28, 2024