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The Province of
Prince Edward Island
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The Province of
Prince Edward Island
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Prince Edward Island (PEI)
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Where the names came from
PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDThe island appears under the name Île de Saint Jean in Champlain's narrative (1604) and on his map (1632); however, according to Ganong, the name is of earlier origin. After its acquisition by the British in 1759 the island was known as St. John's Island until the name was changed in 1798 to honour Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (1767-1820), father of Queen Victoria, then in command of the British forces at Halifax. |
CHARLOTTETOWNListed as Charlotte Town on the Holland Survey map of 1765, the city was named for Queen Charlotte, (1744-1818), the consort of King George III. Incorporated as a town in 1855 and as a city in 1875. |
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PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Charlottetown AP (S) 46° 17' N 63° 8' W
Summerside AP 46° 26' N 63° 50' W
Author Lucy Maud Montgomery was born in Clifton, P.E.I., 128 years ago: Nov. 30, 1874. She began earning money with her writing in the late 1890s, but it was her first novel, Anne of Green Gables - published in 1908 - that put her on the literary map. In 1911, she married Rev. Ewan Macdonald and moved to Ontario. Montgomery published seven more Anne stories, as well as the autobiographical Emily trilogy and some 500 short stories and 450 poems. Montgomery's ear for dialogue and insight into human nature has made
her Canada's most enduring literary export. She died in Toronto on April 24, 1942. Buried: Cavendish Community Cemetery, Cavendish