Norboro
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56 BROADWAY ST
Kensington, Prince Edward Island
C0B 0A0


Prince Edward Island Tourism Region : Red Sands Shore

Description From Owner:
  • 3 mi SE of Kensington in Lots 19 and 25. Named by P.O. Department Norborough to replace Brooklyn, the name the people asked for in 1872.
  • At the same time the railway station at present Kelvin was called Brooklyn. P.O. Norborough 18721913.
  • Formerly called Bowness for Robert (1794-1872) and William Bowness (17961874) who came from Dumfries, Scotland, 1835.
  • Meacham 1880 shows Norborough for the P.O., Brooklyn for the school and Kelvin Grove for the station. The school later became Norboro, and this form has survived.


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