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Harper, Prince Edward Island
Harper (sometimes referred to collectively as Harper Road, PEI, Harper Road) is a Canadian rural community located in western Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Prince County, Prince Edward Island. Among other roads, Harper is located on Route 158 (Prince Edward Island), Route 158, which runs from Route 2 (Prince Edward Island), Route 2 (Tignish) to Route 156 (Prince Edward Island), Route 156 (Palmer Road, Prince Edward Island, Palmer Road). The second community on Route 158 is Leoville, Prince Edward Island, Leoville, which continues to officially exist, although a 1998 civic address reform in Prince Edward Island saw all Leoville addresses consolidated under Harper. Many locals refer to Harper and Leoville as "Harper Road" collectively. Harper is home to ''Harper's Brook'', a tributary to the ''Tignish River'', which runs from Tignish to DeBlois, Prince Edward Island, DeBlois. Harper has a population of approximately 200 residents and traces its name to the explorer William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harper Road
Harper Road may refer to: * Harper Road, London, a road in south London, England * Harper Road, Singapore, a road in Road transport in Singapore, Singapore * Prince Edward Island Route 158, officially known as Harper Road {{Road disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harper Road, PEI
Route 158, officially named Harper Road, and sometimes referred to sectionally as Leoville Road ( see below), is a 2-lane collector highway in western Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun .... It is located 0–4 miles SW of the community of Tignish. Its maximum speed limit is . The highway runs from Route 156 (Palmer Road) to Route 2 (Tignish), the Veteran's Memorial Highway, passing through the communities of Tignish, Harper, Leoville, and Palmer Road. The highway is grossly considered as part of the Tignish district, though some may consider southern portions of the highway to be part of the St. Louis– Miminegash region. Naming issues Though the entire highway runs straight from Route 156 (Palmer Road) to Route 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince County, Prince Edward Island
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 upon which the city of Summerside is located. The geographic division created by Malpeque Bay is informally augmented by a socio-economic division between the more urban East Prince and rural West Prince, although the line of division generally varies. Much of Prince Edward Island's industrial base is concentrated in the eastern part of the county, with three large frozen French fry manufacturing plants, a potato chip manufacturing plant, and an aerospace industry located at a former air force base. Industrial farming for root crops such as potatoes accounts for the majority of rural economic activity, followed by fishing for shellfish such as lobster and crab. The county was named by Capt. Samuel Holland in 1765 for George, Princ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is an island Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. While it is the smallest province by land area and population, it is the most densely populated. The island has several nicknames: "Garden of the Gulf", "Birthplace of Canadian Confederation, Confederation" and "Cradle of Confederation". Its capital and largest city is Charlottetown. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Part of the traditional lands of the Mi'kmaq, it was colonized by the French in 1604 as part of the colony of Acadia. The island, known as Isle St-Jean (St. John's Island), was ceded to the British at the conclusion of the Seven Years' War in 1763 and became part of the colony of Nova Scotia. In 1769, St. John's Island became its own British colony and its name was changed to Prince Edward Island (PEI) in 1798. PEI hosted the Charlottetown Conference in 1864 to discuss a Maritime Union, union of the Maritime provinces; however, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route 158 (Prince Edward Island)
Route 158, officially named Harper Road, and sometimes referred to sectionally as Leoville Road ( see below), is a 2-lane collector highway in western Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun .... It is located 0–4 miles SW of the community of Tignish. Its maximum speed limit is . The highway runs from Route 156 (Palmer Road) to Route 2 (Tignish), the Veteran's Memorial Highway, passing through the communities of Tignish, Harper, Leoville, and Palmer Road. The highway is grossly considered as part of the Tignish district, though some may consider southern portions of the highway to be part of the St. Louis– Miminegash region. Naming issues Though the entire highway runs straight from Route 156 (Palmer Road) to Route 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route 2 (Prince Edward Island)
Route 2, also known as Veterans Memorial Highway and the All Weather Highway, is the longest highway in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada, at . It is a two-lane uncontrolled access highway that runs nearly the entire length of the province, from Tignish to Souris. Route 2 was recognized as the first numbered highway in the province in 1890, when it opened between Charlottetown and Summerside. It passes through the cities of Summerside and Charlottetown and roughly parallels the former primary railway line through the province, which was abandoned in 1989. The highway was first paved in the 1950s with many upgrades in recent decades. A perimeter arterial highway (ring road) across the northern and eastern part of Charlottetown was constructed as part of Route 2 in the 1990s with funding from a $200 million federal adjustment fund for road construction after the railway was abandoned. This section of road was extended to Upton Road and is now signed for Route 1 (the T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tignish
Tignish is a Canadian town located in Prince County, Prince Edward Island. It is located approximately northwest of the city of Summerside, and northwest of the city of Charlottetown. It has a population of 719. The name "Tignish" is derived from the Mi'kmaq "Mtagunich", meaning "paddle". The name is also believed to come from a Gaelic phrase meaning “Home Place”. Tignish was founded in the late 1790s by nine francophone Acadian families, with further immigrants (mostly Irish) arriving in the 19th century and settling mostly in the nearby smaller locality of Anglo–Tignish (meaning "English Tignish"). Many of Tignish residents today are either of Acadian or Irish heritage. One of the town's most popular and defining structures is the local Catholic church, St. Simon & St. Jude Catholic Church, which was among the first major structures built in Tignish, constructed between 1857 and 1860. Tignish was designated a community or village in 1952. It changed its status to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route 156 (Prince Edward Island)
Palmer Road, labelled Route 156, is a 2-lane collector highway in western Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is between the communities of Tignish and Miminegash. Its maximum speed limit is . The road is considered part of two larger communities, Tignish and Miminegash. The highway runs from Route 152 (Union Road) in St. Edward, to Back Settlement Road in Nail Pond, passing through the communities of St. Edward, St. Louis, Palmer Road, and Nail Pond. History Route 156 (Palmer Road) is one of the longest continuous secondary highways in Prince Edward Island. It spans 8 miles from Miminegash to Nail Pond. Only the middle section of Route 156 was paved, leaving the northernmost section near Nail Pond as dirt road, as well as the southern section near St. Edward. The middle section is located in the Palmer Road community, and was first paved in 1981. It is home to the '' Immaculate Conception Church'' and another Catholic The Catholic Church (), also kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmer Road, Prince Edward Island
Palmer Road is a small community located in Lot 1, in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada that is located on Route 155, Route 156 and Route 158. There are approximately 100 citizens in Palmer Road, and it is located between Tignish and St. Louis St. Louis ( , sometimes referred to as St. Louis City, Saint Louis or STL) is an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It lies near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a populatio ..., Prince Edward Island. It is also home to the ''Immaculate Conception Church'', and the nearby Palmer Road Community Center. Palmer Road is located northwest of St. Louis, and southwest of Tignish. List of roads in Palmer Road *Palmer Rd - Hwy 156 *DeBlois Rd - Hwy 157 * Hwy 158 *Thompson Rd - Hwy 155 *Church View Rd *Provost Rd *Knox Ln References Communities in Prince County, Prince Edward Island {{PEI-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leoville, Prince Edward Island
Leoville (sometimes known collectively as Harper Road) is a Canadian rural community located on Route 158, 3.50–5.00 miles SW of Tignish in western Prince County, Prince Edward Island. Adjacent to Harper and southwest of the village of Tignish, the community is named after Pope Leo XIII Pope Leo XIII (; born Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci; 2March 181020July 1903) was head of the Catholic Church from 20 February 1878 until his death in July 1903. He had the fourth-longest reign of any pope, behind those of Peter the Ap .... It was created on December 3, 1946, as a means of separating the northern and southern end of Harper Road into different school districts. a section of North Cape Coastal Drive, a popular Prince Edward's Island tourist attraction, runs through Leoville. Leoville is located in the federal district of Egmont, which is represented in the House of Commons by Robert J. Morrissey. See also * Route 159 * Route 160 * St. Simon & St. Jude Church ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route 159 (Prince Edward Island)
Peter Road, or ''Peterville Road'', labelled Route 159, is a 2-lane collector highway in western Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is near the community of Tignish Tignish is a Canadian town located in Prince County, Prince Edward Island. It is located approximately northwest of the city of Summerside, and northwest of the city of Charlottetown. It has a population of 719. The name "Tignish" is derived .... Its maximum speed limit is . The highway runs from Route 158 (Harper Road) to Route 160 (Ascension Road) passing through the communities of Peterville, Leoville, and Ascension. History The southern half of the road, from Route 158 (Harper Road) to about 1.50 miles NW, was first paved in 1979, followed by the northern half of the road from Route 160 (Ascension) to 1.50 miles SW in 1980. Part of the remaining dirt section was paved in 2004, and now there remains only about 200 yards of unpaved road on Route 159. The northernmost 800 metres of Peter Roa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
