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1. Annandale-Little Pond-Howe Bay (Souris, 14km)
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2. Bay Fortune (Souris, 14km)
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At mouth of Fortune River, Lot 43. Pichon 1760 havre de la fortune; Holland 1765 Bay of Fortune Creek. |
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3. Bear River (Souris, 14km)
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6 mi NW of Souris in Lots 43 and 44. P.O. 1876-1968. School districts in 1880 were Bear River Road North and Bear River Road South. |
4. Bear River North (Souris, 14km)
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5. Bear River South (Souris, 14km)
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Bear River flows N into the Gulf of St. Lawrence and got its name around 1820 when Roderick MacDonald killed a 272 kilo (600- pound) bear after a four-hour fight. |
6. Big Pond (Souris, 14km)
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7. Black Pond Bird Sanctuary (Souris, 14km)
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8. Chepstow (Souris, 14km)
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2 mi E of Souris in Lot 45. Named by a settler from Chepstow, Monmouth, Wales. Noted in JHA 1845. P.O. 1878-1913. Chepstow Point is an adjacent feature. Meacham 1880 notes Chepstow, Chepstow Point and as well, Chepstow Cove. |
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9. Clearspring (Souris, 14km)
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8 mi NW of Souris in Lot 44. P.O. Clear Springs 1878-1883 and 1902-1914; P.O. Clear Springs 1883-1902. School district Clear Spring 1895. Meacham 1880 Clearspring, with the note 'spr' on property of Caius Gillis. Formerly called Big Bush. |
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10. Colville Bay (Souris, 14km)
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It was named in 1765 by Samuel Holland for Alexander, 7th Lord Colville of Culross (1717-70) who commanded naval forces from Quebec to the Bahamas in 1763. |
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11. Eglington (Souris, 14km)
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Adjacent to Northumberland Strait, 1 mi S of Bay Fortune, Lot 43. Named by Samuel Holland 1765 Eglington Cove for Alexander Montgomery (1723-1769) 10th Earl of Eglinton. |
12. Fortune Beach (Souris, 14km)
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13. Fortune Bridge (Souris, 14km)
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6 mi W of Souris in Lot 43. P.O. 1889-1914. |
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14. Fortune Harbour / Abell's Cape (Souris, 14km)
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The cape extends into Rollo Bay between Rollo Point and Howe Point. First named Eglington Point by surveyor Samuel Holland for Alexander Montgomerie (1723-1769) 10th Earl of Eglinton. |
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15. Gowanbrae (Souris, 14km)
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Probably named for John & Peter Macgowan ( John was an early sheriff of Kings County), mill operators on Souris River. |
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16. Harmony Junction (Souris, 14km)
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Railway junction 3 1/2 mi N of Souris in the community of Souris Line Road, Lot 45. Possibly derived from New Harmony Road 112 mi E where farmers of French, Scottish, Irish and English nationalities had settled and presumably lived amicably. |
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17. Hay River (Souris, 14km)
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The river flows N into Naufrage Harbour on the Gulf of St. Lawrence just E of St. Margarets. It was named for the profusion of hay along its banks. |
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18. Hermanville (Souris, 14km)
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7 mi N of Souris in Lot 45. Named for Herman McDonald, first settler c1850 and postmaster, who was still living in 1905. P.O. Lot 45 1854-1884; P.O. Hermanville 1884-1914. |
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19. Howe Bay (Souris, 14km)
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8 mi SW of Souris in Lot 56. School district c1880. P.O. Sailor's Hope 1884-1913. |
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20. Howe Point (Souris, 14km)
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Earlier names were Cap à David and Eglington Cape. |
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21. Jimmys Point (Souris, 14km)
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In 1765 Samuel Holland named it Silvester Point for Eusebius Silvester, Solicitor and Clerk of Reports at the Board of Trade and Plantations. Later re-named for James Campbell who was living there in 1880. |
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22. Little Harbour (Souris, 14km)
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3 mi E of Souris in Lot 46. P.O. 1872-1913. |
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23. Little Pond (Souris, 14km)
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9 mi SW of Souris in Lot 56. The pond is the enclosed water body shown on NTS 11 L/8 as Spry Cove. P.O. 1886-1913. School district before 1880. |
24. Lot 43 (Souris, 14km)
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25. Lot 44 (Souris, 14km)
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26. Lot 45 (Souris, 14km)
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27. Lower Rollo Bay (Souris, 14km)
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2 mi W of Souris in Lot 44. P.O. Lower Rollo Bay 1888-1904; PO Rollo Bay East 1904-1914. |
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28. New Acadia (Souris, 14km)
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7 mi NW of Souris in Lot 43. Named by Eusebius Peters c1885 for his Acadian forebears. P.O. New Acadie 1889-1914. |
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29. New Harmony (Souris, 14km)
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4 mi NE of Souris in Lot 45 and 112 mi E of Harmony Junction. P.O. 1891-1910. New Harmony Road noted as early as JHA 1844. |
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30. New Zealand (Souris, 14km)
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5 mi NW of Souris in Lot 44. Given in jest 1858 because settlers were going to this place at the same time as some people were departing from Charlottetown for New Zealand. |
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31. Old Ferry Spit (Souris, 14km)
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A spit almost blocking off Boughton River at its mouth to Boughton Bay named for a former ferry service that operated between Annandale and Launching Place. |
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32. Red House (Souris, 14km)
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7 mi w of Souris in Lot 56. Named for a house built by Edward Abell, the land agent for the area. |
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33. Rock Barra (Souris, 14km)
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8 mi NE of Souris in Lot 46. Named for a rock offshore, now washed away, and for Barra in the Outer Hebrides. |
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34. Rollo Bay (Souris, 14km)
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3 mi W of Souris in Lots 43 and 44. P.O. c1854-1888 and 1896-1904. P.O. Rollo Bay Cross 1873-1904; P.O. Rollo Bay Centre 1904-1914; P.O. Rollo Bay West 1904-1914. |
35. Rollo Bay West (Souris, 14km)
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36. Sailors Hope (Souris, 14km)
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Named for the home of William Cooper (1786-1867), a land agent who became a leading figure in the land reform movement. |
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37. Salvation Cove (Souris, 14km)
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A large, sandy inlet locally known as Big Pond. In the summer of 1765, Lt. Peter Frederick Haldimand (1741-1765) ran out of food and supplies here. |
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38. Souris (Souris, 14km)
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Town incorporated 1910. P.O. c1830 1867 and from 1967; P.O. Souris East 1867-1967. Named New Bristol by John Cambridge in 1820. Formerly known as Souris East, New Bristol, Grand Haven, Mouse Harbour, Red Cliffs and Colville Bay. |
39. Souris Beach Provincial Park (Souris, 14km)
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40. Souris Line Road (Souris, 14km)
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3 mi N of Souris in Lot 45. School districts were called Granville and Milton. P.O. Cherry Grove c1871-1914 and P.O. Charnwood 1894-1914. |