History of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Three hundred settlers from France, sponsored by the commercial company of the Count de St-Pierre, established the first colony on the island, Port la Joie, at the entrance to the harbor of Charlottetown.

The Deportation of Acadians from Ile St-Jean (Prince Edward Island) took place. These Acadians were deported to France. It is however interesting to note that some Acadians escaped the Deportation on Ile St-Jean by escaping to Malpèque. The British did not realize they were in hiding in that place and they were never deported. Some of these families are those who would later become the founders of Tignish. The families consisted of Arsenault, Bernard, Chiasson, DesRoches, Doucet, Gaudet, Poirier and Richard.

August: British troops captured the French capital of Ille Saint Jean (Prince Edward Island) when Port La Joie fell. The English built Fort Amherst to replace the French Fort. Andrew Rollo (1703-1765) deported 3,500 inhabitants to France. About 300 people remained in remote and isolated parts of P.E.I. By 1768, Fort Amherst is abandoned and the center for maritime defense is relocated to Halifax. Many Acadians fled to Quebec only to be deported to France and England when...

CHARLOTTETOWN, the capital of Prince Edward Island, and of Queens co., is well situated on the Hillsborough River, near the southern coast. Lat. 46° 15' N., lon. 63° W. It is well built on a gently rising ground. The principal edifices are the government buildings, post office, court house, market, public hall, athenaeum, exchange, drill shed, Prince of Wales, St. Dunstan's and Methodist colleges, Normal school, convent, lunatic asylum, gaol, and 9 churches-Church of England (2), Roman Catholic Cathedral, Church of Scotland, Presbyterian (2,) Wesleyan Methodist, Baptist and Bible Christian. 1 semi-monthly, 1 semiweekly and 7 weekly newspapers are published in Charlottetown. The town contains, besides what is above enumerated, 3 banks, a savings bank, a woolen factory, iron foundry, ship building yards, &c. The streets, which are lighted with gas, are wide and well laid out. A railway is in course of construction which will connect the capital with the principal towns and villages on...

Charlottetown, the capital of Prince Edward Island, and of Queens co, is on the Hillsborough River, near the southern coast. Lat. 46° 15' N.; lon. 63° 7' W. It is well built, and contains the government buildings, post office, court-house, market, public hall, athenaeum, ex change, drill-shed, Prince of Wales, St. Dunstan's and Methodist colleges, normal school, convent, lunatic asylum, jail, and 9 churches. A semi-weekly and 5 weekly newspapers are here published. The town also contains 3 banks, savings-bank, a woollen-factory, iron-foundry, ship building yards, &c. The streets, which are lighted with gas, are wide and well laid out. It is on a railway which connects it with the principal towns and villages on the island. It is a Catholic bishop's see. Pop. (1891) 11,374.

Charlottetown, P.E.I., Nov. 20 - Bones of a strange animal found at Grand Tracadie Beach are so unfamiliar and puzzling to residents here, that they will be place in the hands of a scientist to determine the identity of the strange skeleton.

Some scientists who have seen the animal believe that it may be the remains of a sea-serpent. It is thought that the find, which was caused by that shifting of the sasnd during the recent heay gale, may prove of great historic interest. The animal measures over eighteen feet in length.