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Proactive disclosure Print version   | |  Geographical Names of Prince Edward Island
Summerside Originally 'Green Shores Bedeque', for the first settler, Daniel Green, a Quaker Loyalist from Pennsylvania. A wayside inn owned by his youngest son, Joseph, was to inspire a new name for the community. Colonel Henry Compton once travelled to Green Shores on a bitterly cold day. On approaching his destination, he found himself sheltered from the cruel blast, and as the sun emerged from the clouds he said: "it's like a summer side here". Green was so captivated with Compton's remark that he placed the name on a sign over the front door. Eventually the postmaster, Patrick Power, suggested to local authorities that 'Summerside' replace 'Green's Shore'. It was found to be appealing and not duplicated elsewhere, and so has remained. Source: Hamilton, William B. (1996): Place Names of Atlantic Canada, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, pp. 482-483. Related Site: Montague Name bestowed in 1765 by Samuel Holland for George Brudenell (1712-1790), Earl of Cardigan, who was later created Duke of Montaqu, or Montagu. The latter spelling, with a 'g', has always been followed on the Prince Edward Island. Source: Hamilton, William B. (1996): Place Names of Atlantic Canada, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, pp. 465-466. Related Site: Kensington At the junction of Highways 2, 20, 101, and 109. First called Barretts Cross; the site of 'Mrs Barrett's Tavern at the crossroads'. Known as 'Kensington' since 1886, after the royal borough in London, England. Source: Hamilton, William B. (1996): Place Names of Atlantic Canada, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, p. 459. Related Site: Souris Early references to the name include havre à la Souris (Bellin 1744) and Cap à la Soury (de la Roque 1752). There is no scholarly agreement as to the precise origin of this name. It is known that, in the eighteenth century, the area was periodically infested with mice. This fact has given rise to the 'Mouse River' theory as an explanation for the name. However, Alan Rayburn suggests that it may well be a corruption of 'Havre à l'Echourie', 'barred harbour', a descriptive for the entrance to the Souris River. It is from this name that Havre à la Souris, and eventually Souris, may well have evolved. Source: Hamilton, William B. (1996): Place Names of Atlantic Canada, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, p. 480. Related Site:
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