Nail Pond (2006 population: ~250) is a Canadian rural community in

Prince County Prince County is located in western Prince Edward Island, Canada. The county's defining geographic feature is Malpeque Bay, a sub-basin of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, which creates the narrowest portion of Prince Edward Island's landmass, an isthmus ...

, Prince Edward Island. It is located north of Tignish, near the communities of Skinner's Pond, Ascension, and Peterville.

History

It was founded by a cattle farmer by the name of Glenn Joseph Ellsworth in the early 19th century, and was reformed as an official locality in 2000. Ellsworth, discovered Nail Pond while making his way north from Tignish. He then settled there with his wife and several family members from England who emigrated to the area. In November 1987, a Blue whale washed ashore on Nail Pond beach. The whale was buried, but disinterred in 2008. The skeleton of the whale was sent to the University of British Columbia, where it is now on display.

Roads in Nail Pond locality

* Route 160 (Ascension Road) * Back Settlement Road * Josie Shang Road * Nail Pond Shore Road * Route 156 (Palmer Road) * Pebble Beach Avenue * Route 14 * Sunset Beach Road

References

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History

Roads in Nail Pond locality

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