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5110 RTE 3
Vernon Bridge,
Prince Edward Island
C0A 2E0
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Prince Edward Island Tourism Region : Points East Coastal Drive
Description From Owner:
- 9 mi w of Montague in Lots 50 and 57. P.O. 1852-1915.
- Tour the beautifully restored Sir Andrew MacPhail homestead and to view exhibits that reflect the life and times of this outstanding Islander (1864-1938).
- Enjoy concerts, ceilidhs, tea parties, symposiums, lunches and more. 140 acres with gardens, walking trails, organic garden, ecological forestry project and native tree and shrub nursery.
- Free admission, donations gratefully accepted. Open seasonally.
Address of this page:
http://pei.ruralroutes.com/OrwellPEI
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Doctor, author, professor, soldier
He was a doctor, a writer, professor and soldier. Sir Andrew Macphail (1864-1938) was born at Orwell, studied at Prince of Wales College in Charlottetown and then was granted several degrees from McGill University at Montreal where he stayed to teach medicine, becoming the university's first professor of history of medicine.
He founded the Canadian Medical Association Journal, enlisted as a medical officer and served overseas for four years during the First World War.
He published more than 10 books and numerous articles, most on non medical themes, particularly political commentary and social criticism, for which writings he was knighted in 1918.
The book he considered his best work, The Master's Wife, a semi-autobiographical work of his days in PEI, was published posthumously.
With permission from 'Prince Edward Island Place Names' David E. Scott 2011
In 1961 the descendants of Sir Andrew Macphail donated land here for a public park.
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