Cardigan (2016 pop.: 269) was a municipality that held community status in

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, Canada. It was a fishing community in eastern Kings County. The community was named by Welsh farmers, later it was thought to be named after James Brudenell, 5th Earl of Cardigan, later Duke of Montague. Situated on the Cardigan River and originally named Cardigan Bridge, the community started and grew as a result of the shipbuilding industry and lumber trade. Today the community's primary industry is manufacturing, followed by fishing, most notably

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s. The community is also home to Canada's smallest library.P.E.I. library vies to be world's smallest
CBC News, July 23, 2013. On September 28, 2018, it was combined with six other municipalities and adjacent unincorporated areas to create the town of Three Rivers.

Attractions

* Canada's Smallest Library * Cardigan River Heritage Centre * Shipbuilding Museum * Cardigan Marina * Cardigan ball fields

References

External links

Cardigan, Prince Edward Island Government Homepage
{{PEI Communities in Kings County, Prince Edward Island Former rural municipalities in Prince Edward Island Populated places disestablished in 2018