A History of For about a hundred years our people used horses or walked, usually many miles to ferry or church or wherever they wanted to go, especially on a Sunday in busy farm seasons as the horses had to rest. Then in the early 1900's the car was beginning to be used on the Island. The first car in the Cove, a 1914 Ford, was owned by Duncan MacCannell . There were restrictions on the days cars could be used on the main roads. Cars were banned on Market Days (that is Tuesday and Friday), and most certainly on Sunday because it was feared that the horses would get scared and bolt. After a hundred years of narrow, winding, dusty but beautiful roads with bushes on both sides giving privacy and shelter the roads were widened and ditched. This doubtful mark of progress sliced huge pieces off front yards and some house lots almost disappeared. In 1960 our road was paved and there is no doubt that it improved our life in the Cove. During this same period a causeway was built across West River between New Dominion and Meadow Bank. That significantly shortened the distance to Charlottetown for the people in the area and to a lesser extent our Cove. Electricity came to the Cove in 1950. At first, residents had basic wiring with few appliances, but farmers quickly began taking advantage of this tireless servant. Next came heavy wiring with every necessity and convenience following it to make the hard toil of farmers and others easier. Our telephone line, now so ubiquitous, had its beginning as a local line taking in the area and was kept up by its patrons. There was one phone (toll line) in each area and in Canoe Cove it was at Duncan MacCannell 's. No slot to deposit the money in those days. If the owner of the toll phone did not