Holman Island
Island

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Summerside, PEI (Nearby: Sherbrooke, Linkletter, Miscouche, Bedeque and Area, Borden-Carleton)

454 GRANVILLE STREET
Summerside, Prince Edward Island
C1N 0A0


Prince Edward Island Tourism Region : Red Sands Shore

Description From Owner:
  • In Bedeque Bay. De la Roque 1752 Isle de Bedec; Holland 1765, Chart 1849, Wright and Cundall 1874, Meacham 1880, and Department of Interior 1914 Indian Island.
  • Wyld 1845 Dunk 1. Formerly called Flynn's Island for an eccentric hermit who lived on it; formerly known as Pope's Island for J. C. Pope who owned it before Holman.
  • It finally became Holman's Island for James Ludlow Holman (1827-1877) a Summerside merchant who purchased it from Pope and built the 'magnificent' Island Park Hotel.
  • The short tourist season, an infestation of mosquitoes and Holman's sudden death soon after the opening, led to the hotel's collapse.
  • With permission from 'Prince Edward Island Place Names' David E. Scott 2011


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