5549 St. Peter’s Road |
Prince Edward Island Tourism Region : Points East Coastal Drive
Description From Owner:
- 5 mi SE of St. Peters in Lots 42 and 56. P.O. 1863-1913. School district Birch Hill before 1880
- In the late 1800s the name applied to the local school section. The section of highway on which the community is located is known as Fortune Road since it runs between St. Peters Bay on the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Fortune Bay on Northumberland Strait.
- The community is the birthplace of the Island's 'farmer poet,' Lawrence Doyle (1847-1907) who spent his entire life here.
- With permission from 'Prince Edward Island Place Names' David E. Scott 2011
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