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1. Alexandra (Stratford, 6km)
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5 mi SE of Charlottetown in Lot 49. Named for Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louisa Julia who married Albert Edward, later Edward VII, 1863. Noted in JHA 1870. P.O. 1884-1915. |
2. Alexandra Point Range (Stratford, 6km)
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3. Bellevue Point (Stratford, 6km)
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The point extends into Hillsborough Bay and was named by Loyalist settler William Haszard for the 'beautiful' view. Bellevue Cove is nearby. |
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4. Bethel (Stratford, 6km)
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7 mi e of Charlottetown in Lot 48. Named by James Douglass c1880; he taught Sunday school in the schoolhouse. In Meacham 1880. |
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5. Birch Hill (Stratford, 6km)
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8 mi E of Charlottetown in Lot 49. Noted in JHA 1843. Neither a school or P.O. name, but the site of a Presbyterian church and cemetery. |
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6. Bunbury (Stratford, 6km)
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The village of Bunbury, Prince Edward Island, was incorporated in 1969. Said to have been given by John Bovyer, settler there c1798, for his ancestral home in Cheshire, England. In use for area c1850. Meacham 1880 has Bunberry and Clifton. |
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7. Cross Roads (Stratford, 6km)
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2 mi SE of Charlottetown where the Old Georgetown Road (now TransCanada Highway) and the Georgetown Road leading S over Tea Hill met. |
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8. Donagh (Stratford, 6km)
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9 mi E of Charlottetown in Lots 35, 36 and 48. Probably named for a place in Ireland such as Donaghmore in County Laoighis. |
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9. Governors Island (Stratford, 6km)
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In Hillsborough Bay. Named for Robert David Gotteville de Belile, appointed governor of Ile Saint-Jean 1720. Franquet 1751 ile Gouverneur; Map 1750 1. Roberge; Pichon 1760 isle du Gouverneur, Holland 1765 Governors Island. |
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10. Jardines Point (Stratford, 6km)
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The point projects into Pownal Bay off Hillsborough Bay off Northumberland Strait. |
11. Judson Island (Stratford, 6km)
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12. Keppoch (Stratford, 6km)
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2.5 mi S of Charlottetown in Lot 48. |
13. Keppoch Beach (Stratford, 6km)
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14. Kinlock (Stratford, 6km)
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2 1/2 mi SE of Charlottetown in Lot 48. JHA 1831 notes a Kinloch's Creek in Lot 48. Kinlock Road passes through the small community. |
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15. Langley Beach (Stratford, 6km)
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In Lot 48 opposite Charlotte town. It is said that Colonel Langley had a grant there in 1780s. Noted by McAlpine's Gazetteer 1919. |
16. Lot 48 (Stratford, 6km)
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17. Lot 50 (Stratford, 6km)
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18. MacEacherns Pond (Stratford, 6km)
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Early names were Mermaid Pond and Macdonalds Pond. Named for adjacent property owner Neil McEachern. |
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19. MacLeods Island (Stratford, 6km)
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1850 Seal Creek. MacLeods Island: 1 mi N of Mermaid in Hillsborough River, Lot 48. Bayfield 1846 and Meacham 1880 McLeod Island; Douglas 1925 McLeod Point. Meacham 1880 shows Jas. McLeod as an adjacent landowner. |
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20. Mermaid (Cove) (Stratford, 6km)
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5 mi NE of Charlottetown in Lot 48. P.O. Mermaid Farm 1870-1921. Named for the farm of John Farquharson who was the first postmaster. |
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21. Mount Albion (Stratford, 6km)
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8 mi E of Charlottetown in Lot 48. School district c1862 Albion. P.O. 1875-1913. Formerly called Burnt Hill for a great fire that swept the area c1820 - c1833. Formerly called Raasa, and also once called Scrabble. |
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22. Mount Herbert (Stratford, 6km)
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5 mi E of Charlottetown in Lot 48. Named by Robert Mutch in 1869 for a Wesleyan minister. P.O. 1888-1912. |
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23. Pownal (Bay) (Stratford, 6km)
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8 mi E of Charlottetown in Lot 49. P.O. Lot 49 c1854-1871; P.O. Pownall 1871-1940; P.O. Pownal from 1940. |
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24. Sea Trout Point (Stratford, 6km)
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Named for sea trout caught here. On a 1749 French plan it is shown as Pointe à la Framboise, 'Raspberry Point.' Later names were Crab Point and Trout Point. |
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25. Stratford (Stratford, 6km)
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The new town of Stratford was formed in 1995, amalgamating the communities of Battery Point, Bunbury, Cross Roads, Keppoch, Kinlock and Southport. |
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26. Tarantum (Stratford, 6km)
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6 mi SW of Mount Stewart in Lot 36. P.O. 1894-1910 and 1912-1915. The area was settled by Macdonalds 1772. |
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27. Tea Hill (Stratford, 6km)
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In Lots 48 and 49,4 mi SE of Charlottetown. Probably named for the intersection of Georgetown Road by the road to Bellevue Point. Also explained as a site where tea was spilled or where Labrador tea was gathered. |
28. Tea Hill Provincial Park (Stratford, 6km)
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29. Walkers Cove (Stratford, 6km)
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The early French name was anse Dubuisson for Poitier Dubuisson, a sub-delegate of the Intendant, 1722-44. |
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30. Bedford Corner (York, 13km)
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Bedford Corner is about 1 km S at the junction of Hwys. 2 & 6. Bedford is the halfway point of the 42-km Nesbitt Burns PEI Marathon run between Brackley Beach and Charlottetown each October. |
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31. Bedford Station (York, 13km)
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Probably derived from Bedford Bay, the name given by Holland to Tracadie Bay, and from Bedford Parish. PO 1904-1969. School area c1864. Bedford Corner is 34 mi S at the junction of Highways 2 and 6. |
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32. Brackley Beach (York, 13km)
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13 mi NW of Charlottetown in Lot 33. P.O. 1889-1967. |
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33. Corran Ban (York, 13km)
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10 mi NE of Charlottetown in Lot 35. Derived from Gaelic 'white sickle” and refers either to the shape of Winter River there or to white froth on the shore in the fall of the year. |
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34. Covehead (York, 13km)
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11 mi N of Charlottetown in Lot 34. Probably named because it is at the head of a cove of a bay, which was subsequently called Covehead Bay. P.O. 1851 - 1883. |
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35. Covehead Road (York, 13km)
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8 mi N of Charlottetown in Lot 34. P.O. 1856-1913. |
36. Dalvay (York, 13km)
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37. Dalvay Beach (York, 13km)
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At E end of PEI National Park. Named for Dalvay House, built by Alexander MacDonald of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1896. |
38. Dalvay by the Sea (York, 13km)
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39. Dalvay Lake (York, 13km)
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40. Dalvay-by-the-Sea National Historic Site of Canada (York, 13km)
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The place is named for the summer home of Alexander MacDonald, vice-president of Standard Oil Company and an associate of John D. Rockefeller. |