1. Arlington
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3 mi SE of Tyne Valley in Lot 14. Selected 1869 for school district name. Formerly called Black Settlement. P.O. 1898-1913; also P.O. Lot 14 1857-1914. |
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2. Bayside
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First called Ferry, the place was named as a school district in 1904. NHR. Bayview In Queens C. on New London Bay and Hwy. 6, W of North Rustico. There was a post office here 1876-1913. NHR/NOU. |
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3. Birch Hill
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3 mi SE of Tyne Valley in Lots 13 and 14. Settled by a Birch family in 1862. Meacham 1880 shows Edward, Thos. and Wm. Birch as settlers there. In 1971 Edmund, Henry and Sidney Birch were residents there. |
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4. Bird Island
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In Malpeque Bay SE of Lennox Island. Named by Samuel Holland 1765 Conolly Island for Thomas Conolly (1738-1803), brother-in-law of Charles Lennox, Duke of Richmond. |
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5. Gillis Point
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The Mi'kmaq called the point Môgôleoitjg for 'brant,' a small goose or Moinagenetjg for 'bear trapping.' |
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6. Green Provincial Park
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Provincial park at Port Hill. Named for the residence of James Yeo, a sketch of which is in Meacham 1880, p. 146. |
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7. Low Point
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4 mi E of Tyne Valley in Lot 12. This small community is at a point formerly called Low Point now better known as Gillis Point . |
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8. McIntyres Pond
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Named for Laughlin McIntyre who was settled here before 1798. |
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9. Port Hill
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2 1/2 mi E of Tyne Valley in Lot 13. |
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10. Ramsay Creek
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The creek flows into Lennox Channel between Green Park Provincial Park and Malpeque Bay. John Ramsay settled here in 1770 and Michael and Malcolm Ramsay arrived in 1775. |
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11. Tyne Valley
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The place was named for England's River Tyne in 1874. Earlier names were Trout River and The Landing. |
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12. Yeos Creek
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Named for James Yeo (1788-1868) who owned many properties. Yeo's Point extends into Trout River where it joins Bideford River. |
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13. Lot 13
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14. Port Hill Station
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15. Springhill
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16. Abram-Village (Wellington, 15km)
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Named for Abraham Arsenault, first settler in Lot 15, who may have come from Colonel Compton's lands in Lots 17 and 19 following a dispute. Noted as early as 1829 as Abraham's Village, Douglas 1925 Abram Village. |
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17. Baie-Egmont (Wellington, 15km)
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Adjacent to Northumberland Strait. Named by Samuel Holland 1765 for John Perceval (c1710-1770) 2nd Earl of Egmont. |
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18. Cap-Egmont (Wellington, 15km)
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Extends into Northumberland Strait, Lot 15. Montresor 1768 Chapmans Cape. |
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19. Days Corner (Wellington, 15km)
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20. Dutchman Rock (Wellington, 15km)
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The rock is partially submerged and believed to have been named by a naval surveyor for the seaman's epithet of 'squarehead' The Mi'kmaq called it Mundoopskoochk, 'devil's little rock.' |
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21. Haldimand River (Wellington, 15km)
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The river flows N into Egmont Bay and was named in 1765 by Samuel Holland for Sir Frederick Haldimand (1719-91), Governor General of Canada 1778-86. |
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22. Lot 15 (Wellington, 15km)
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23. Maximeville (Wellington, 15km)
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16 mi W of Summerside in Lot 15. P.O. Maxiamville 1904-1914. Probably named for Maxime Arsenault, whose widow and daughters are noted in Meacham 1880. |
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24. Mont-Carmel (Wellington, 15km)
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12 mi w of Summerside in Lot 15. P.O. Fifteen Point 1858-1899; P.O. Mount Carmel 1899-1914. School district Fifteen Point 1878-1904. In 1925 Douglas said that Fifteen Point was better known, but presently only Mount Carmel is used. |
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25. Muddy Creek (Wellington, 15km)
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PO 1870-1917 in Lot 17, 1 mi W of Muddy Creek, which flows into Sunbury Cove. Noted in JHA 1845. The school district was St. Nicholas, a name still used in the area of the creek. |
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26. St-Gilbert (Wellington, 15km)
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27. St-Raphaël (Wellington, 15km)
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28. St-Timothée (Wellington, 15km)
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29. St.-Timothée (Wellington, 15km)
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First named St. Timothy for settler Timothy Gallant. |
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30. Sunbury Cove (Wellington, 15km)
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The Mi'kmaq called it Seskookwolna, 'muddy cove.' Samuel Holland named it Sanbury Cove in 1765 for George Montague Dunk (1716-71), Earl of Halifax, Viscount Sunbury and Baron Halifax. |
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31. Urbainville (Wellington, 15km)
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14 mi NW of Summerside in Lots 14 and 16. Named for Urbain Arsenault, an early settler. P.O. Urbinville 1896-1917 |
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32. Wellington (Wellington, 15km)
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Around 1855 the school district here was Quagmire, given for Long Swamp between here and Miscouche. The post office was Wellington Station. |
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33. Belmont Lot 16 (Miscouche, 16km)
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6 mi NW of Summerside in Lot 16. Named for Belmont, Colchester County, NS. School area Belmont c1877. P.O. Belmont 1888-1913. |
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34. Belmont Provincial Park (Miscouche, 16km)
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35. Burnt Point (Summerside) (Miscouche, 16km)
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The point extends into Malpeque Bay at Belmont and is shown on an 1863 map as Bruly Point, likely from the French, 'brulé,' burned. The Mi'kmaq called it Shemody Point, 'spear pole.' |
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36. Central Lot 16 (Miscouche, 16km)
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37. Ives Point (Miscouche, 16km)
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In 1851 it was called Crossmans Point and by 1925, Miscouche Point. Origin of any of the names has not been recorded. |
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38. Linkletter Provincial Park (Miscouche, 16km)
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39. Lot 16 (Miscouche, 16km)
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40. Lot 17 (Miscouche, 16km)
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