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3192 GARFIELD RD |
Prince Edward Island Tourism Region : Points East Coastal Drive
Description From Owner:
- Provincial park in Belfast, Lot 57.
- The park is named for Thomas Douglas (1771-1820), 5th Earl of Selkirk. In 1792 he decided that the solution to the social and economic problems then besetting the Scottish Highlands, was emigration.
- By 1803 he had bought a number of PEI properties and sent three ships, Dykes, Oughton and Polly with 800 settlers to the Island.
- Most were from the Isle of Skye and others from Argyll, Inverness and Ross. For a time the area where they settled was known as the Selkirk Settlement.
- With permission from 'Prince Edward Island Place Names' David E. Scott 2011
Address of this page: http://pei.ruralroutes.com/LordSelkirkProvincialPark