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20 Dickie Road
Port Borden, Prince Edward Island
C0B 1X0

Prince Edward Island Tourism Region : Red Sands Shore

Description From Owner:

2 mi E of Borden in Lot 28. Derived from the former name of Borden Point and from Carleton Cove to the north of Borden Point. P.O. Carleton 1870-1913; P.O. Carleton Siding from 1925. Douglas 1925 Carleton Corner.
This name results from the incorporation in 1995 of the villages of Borden and Carleton. Borden, which fronts on Northumberland Strait, was established in 1917 as a ferry terminal between the Island and Cape Tormentine, NB.
It was named for Sir Robert Borden (1854- 1937) then prime minister of Canada. Borden replaced the earlier name of Carleton Point. Carleton is N of Borden, adjacent to Seven Mile Bay.
It was named for General Sir Guy Carleton (1724-1808) who was governor of Canada from 1767-78 and 1786-96.
With permission from 'Prince Edward Island Place Names' David E. Scott 2011

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Nearby:	Carleton Siding, 0km Borden, 2km Port Borden, 2km Cape Traverse Landing, 3km North Carleton, 4km Albany, 4km Cape Traverse, 4km Searletown, 5km Albany Corner, 4km Lot 27, 5km Middleton, 7km Augustine Cove / Prevost Cove, 6km Lot 26, 9km Chelton, 7km Central Bedeque, 9km Bedeque and Area, 9km Bedeque, 9km	Mount Tryon, 7km Lot 28, 7km Kinkora, 9km Chelton Provincial Park, 8km Lower Freetown, 11km Ross Corner, 11km Scales Pond Provincial Park, 10km Murray Island, 11km South Freetown, 11km North Bedeque, 12km Newton, 11km Maple Plains, 9km Lower Bedeque, 12km Freetown, 13km Lot 25, 14km North Tryon, 10km Lower Tryon, 10km	Tryon, 10km Wilmot Valley, 15km Fernwood, 12km Mill Valley, 16km Shamrock, 12km Kelvin Grove, 17km Lady Fane, 12km Lennox Island 6, 13km Reads Corner, 17km Gambles Corner, 12km Wilmot (Summerside), 16km Holman Island, 15km Emerald (Junction), 15km New Annan, 18km Kelvin, 18km Seabrook, 18km

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