Nail Pond (2006 population: ~250) is a Canadian rural community in
Prince County
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,
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", ...
.
It is located north 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 ...
, 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
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who emigrated to the area.
In November 2024, a
Blue whale
The blue whale (''Balaenoptera musculus'') is a marine mammal and a baleen whale. Reaching a maximum confirmed length of and weighing up to , it is the largest animal known ever to have existed. The blue whale's long and slender body can ...
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
See also
PEI Government website
References
{{Coord, display=title, name=Nail Pond, 46, 58, 56.2, N, 64, 4, 1.5, W
Communities in Prince County, Prince Edward Island