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List Of Historic Places In Queens County, Prince Edward Island
This is a list of historic places in Queens County, Prince Edward Island entered on the Canadian Register of Historic Places, whether they are federal, provincial, or municipal. Places listed in Charlottetown are listed separately. List of historic places outside Charlottetown See also * List of historic places in Prince Edward Island * List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Prince Edward Island * Heritage Places Protection Act The ''Heritage Places Protection Act'' is a provincial statute which allows for the recognition and protection of cultural heritage and natural heritage properties in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The Act requires the province's ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Historic places in Queens County, Prince Edward Island Queens County Queens County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Edward Island Queens County
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Crapaud, Prince Edward Island
Crapaud ( ) is a rural municipality in Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is located north of Victoria in the township of Lot 29. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ..., Crapaud had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Businesses * Anna's Country Kitchen * Atlantic Guns & Gear * Bakin Donuts * Canada Post * Crapuad Public Library * Harvey's General Store * Handyman Repair * Larkin Farms * Pharmachoice * Red Rooster Restaurant * Scotiabank * South Shore Actiplex Crapaud Exhibition The town of Crapaud hosts its own annual exhibition with notable events such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flat River, Prince Edward Island
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South Rustico, Prince Edward Island
South Rustico, formerly called Rustico, is an unincorporated rural community in the township of Lot 24, Prince Edward Island, Lot 24, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. South Rustico is located south of North Rustico, Prince Edward Island, North Rustico and north of Charlottetown in the central part of the province on the north shore. References {{coord, 46, 24, 57, N, 63, 17, 30, W, , display=title Communities in Queens County, Prince Edward Island ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emerald, Prince Edward Island
Emerald is a Canadian rural community located primarily in Prince County but also partially in Queens County in Prince Edward Island. A railway junction named Emerald Junction was located in the community from the 1880s until the abandonment of the railway in Prince Edward Island on December 31, 1989. See also * List of communities in Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island is the least populous province in Canada with 154,331 residents as of the 2021 census and is the smallest in land area at . Prince Edward Island's 63 municipalities cover of the province's land mass and were home to of ... Communities in Prince County, Prince Edward Island {{PEI-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rustico, Prince Edward Island
North Rustico is a Canadian town located in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Queens County, Prince Edward Island. Situated on the north shore, North Rustico an incorporated municipality in 1954. North Rustico changed its status to a town on November 16, 2013. The town is known to locals, as well as many others as "The Crick". Its population as of the 2021 Canadian Census, 2021 Census was 648 people. North Rustico is well known for its Canada Day celebration every year on July 1. The event usually attracts in excess of 10,000 people, which packs the town quite full. It includes festivities in the park, a parade down main street, as well as a boat parade on Rustico Harbour. The celebration is popular among families, teenagers and adults. The day is completed by a fireworks display over the bay. History The village of North Rustico was founded circa 1790, around a small natural harbour along the Gulf of St. Lawrence coast. The region was home to a remnant Acadian population who f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
York Point, Prince Edward Island
York Point is an unincorporated Canadian community in Queens County, Prince Edward Island. In 1996 it was amalgamated into the town of Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic .... The community is centred on the York Point Road, which runs to North Point, a point of land formed by tidal inlets of the North (Yorke) River and the West (Elliot) River on the western side of Charlottetown Harbour. References Communities in Queens County, Prince Edward Island {{PrinceEdwardIsland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanhope, Prince Edward Island
Stanhope is a Canadian rural community on the north shore of Prince Edward Island. Administratively, it is part of the Rural Municipality of North Shore, Prince Edward Island, North Shore. Located within the township of Lot 34, Prince Edward Island, Lot 34, Stanhope's population grows significantly during the summer cottage season. However, the year-round population has been increasing in recent years. Stanhope borders Prince Edward Island National Park, and is home to Stanhope Beach as well as several scenic and popular walking trails. Climate References Communities in Queens County, Prince Edward Island {{PrinceEdwardIsland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Stewart, Prince Edward Island
Mount Stewart is a rural municipality in Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is located in the northeastern part of Queens County, at the head of the once-navigable portion of the Hillsborough River at the point where the river begins to narrow significantly. Mount Stewart had a population of 226 at the time of the 2021 Census. The community played an important role in the province's early transportation history, being the site of a bridge over the river along the route between the capital at Charlottetown and the shire town of Kings County at Georgetown. History In the early 1870s, the Prince Edward Island Railway ran its mainline between both communities through Mount Stewart. If any one wanted to travel to Georgetown or Souris from Charlottetown, they would have to come through or make a stop at Mount Stewart. Mount Stewart also came to be referred to as Mount Stewart Junction after the PEIR built a line northeast to Morell and Souris. During the 1930s, the community b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covehead, Prince Edward Island
North Shore is a rural municipality within Queens County in Prince Edward Island that was incorporated on September 28, 2018, through an amalgamation of three municipalities. The municipalities that amalgamated were the rural municipalities of Grand Tracadie, North Shore, and Pleasant Grove. History The original Rural Municipality of North Shore was incorporated in 1974. Communities * Covehead * Covehead Road * Grand Tracadie * Pleasant Grove * Stanhope * West Covehead Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ..., North Shore had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orwell, Prince Edward Island
Orwell is a settlement in Queens County, Prince Edward Island. Canadian professor, physician, and intellectual Sir Andrew Macphail Sir John Andrew Macphail, (November 24, 1864 – September 23, 1938) was a Canadian physician, author, professor of medicine, and soldier. Macphail was a prolific writer, and an influential intellectual during the early twentieth century.Damie ... was born in Orwell on November 24, 1864. The Sir Andrew Macphail Foundation preserves his family home and its 140-acre property in Orwell as a museum, the Sir Andrew Macphail Homestead. The Homestead is the site of the Macphail Woods Ecological Forestry Project, a joint effort of the Foundation and the Environmental Coalition of Prince Edward Island to preserve the old-growth Acadian Forest covering much of the property. References Communities in Queens County, Prince Edward Island {{PEI-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
