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Falcon; point, Charlottetow‘n‘royalty. Chart, 1845. An Englishman named Grubb' built a fine brick house here, namlng it Falconwood and residing in it for some time.

Fanning; school district, lot 18. The site of Fanning school in Prime Town was given by General Edmund Fanning (1739-1818), Lt.—Gov. of the island (1786—1804).

Fanning); brook, lot 37, also Fanning Brook settlement. Lt. Gov. Fanning owned land in lot .

Farmington; school district, lot 42.

Farmington; settlement, lot 56. There was a post office of the name in 1865.

Ferguson; creek, Dean cove, lot 48. Chart, 1845. The late Senator Ferguson lived here. The Fergusons were early settlers and owned the lands along the creek.

Ferguson; point and creek, lot 65. Fergusonpoint 0n chart, 1846. The creek chart names Webster creek, but Meacham, 1880, applies this name to the creek next to the east. Meacham shows Malcolm Ferguson resident at the point and Wm. Ferguson at the creek.

Fernwood; settlement, lot 26. Adopted as post oflice name to replace that of Sea Cow Head, April 1, 1904. Post office closed November 29, 1913.

Ferry; point, lot 48, Chart, 1845. The south port end of the old Charlottetown ferry. Lake,

1863, and Meacham, 1880, have Minchin point.

Fifteen Point; settlement, lot 15. Because the point of lot 15. Sometimes called Mt. Carmel. after R.C. church. Mount Carmel a post office name 1898 to August 15, 1914.

Finlay; settlement, lot 52.

Fish Island; Malpeque bay. See Billhook.

Finley; point, lot 50. Meacham, 1880, names Patrick Finley as a settler at the point. Patrick Finlay, of county Kilkenny, Ireland, came to Prince Edward Island from Newfoundland about 1832, locating in lot 50. He died April 24, 1875.

Fitzroy; rock, Hillsborough bay. Name On chart of Hillsborough river and harbour of Char— lottetown surveyed by George Wright and George Peacock, 1839. Doubtless after Charles Augustus Fitzroy, Lt. Gov. of the island, 1837—1841.

Five Houses; brook and settlement, lot 42. “The old French settlement called the Five Houses on the Fortune bay—St. Peters road beside a spring.” Flat; river, lot 60. Holland, 1765. Also Flat River settlement.

Fodhla; railway station, lot 58. When the Murray Harbour railway was opened about 1907 Father Phelan, an Irish priest, was given the privilege of naming this station. Fodhla-is a poetic name of Ireland (Joyce “Origin and History of Irish Names of Places” Dublin,

1893). Forest Hill; settlement, lot 41. Forgan Hill; settlement, lot 48. Meacham, 1880. Forkey; creek, lot 32. Meacham, 1880. Fort Augustus; settlement with post office, lot 36. Name in use, 1794.

Fortune; bay and creek, lot 43. Holland, 1765. Riviere a la Fortune of de la Roque, 1752. Compare Fortune Bay, Newfoundland. The name may refer to a boat. La Fortune was the name of an English schooner of 40 tons bought by le s1eur Laborde, isle Royale, 1754.

Fortune; cove, Mill river, lot 5. Name on Hill map, 1821. Also Fortune Cove settlement.

Fountain Head; railway station, lot 46.

Fortune Head; school district, lot 56.

Found Mills; settlement, lot 21. A post oflice, Founds Mills, existed from September 1, 1895 to May 1.7 , 1913. After a family of the name, still resident here.

Fox; island, Mill river, lot 5. Chart, 1851. Present Mill river south of the island is Fox cove of Holland, 1765, the reference being to Stephen Fox—Strangwa3 s, 1st Earl of Ilchester. Refer to Stavordale. The island name may refer to the above or to Charles James Fox (1749—1806) the political adversary of Pitt, 3rd son of Henry Fox, 1st Lord Holland. To the east of Fox island is Pitt island. Hill map, 1821, shows Pltt island by name, names the channel between it and present Fox island, Patriot cove, but leaves Fox island un—named.

Fox; river, lot 64. Holland, 1765. Wokweswa—seboo, meaning Fox river, is the Micmac name.

Foxley; river and cove, lot 11, Cascumpeque bay. Holland, 1765. After Henry Fox, first Baron Holland of Foxley (died 1774), long paymaster 0f the forces. See Cascumpeque bay.

Franklin; point, lot 32. Franklyn on chart, 1846. Meacham, 1880, has Franklin. May be after Michael Francklin, lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia (Including Prince Edward Island) 1768-76, at whose instructions Thomas Wright surveyed Charlottetown, 1768. Francklin’s name is often misspelled. . . '

Frederick; cove, lot 11. Holland, 1765. May be after Field Marshal Frederick Cavendish. Refer to Cavendish. d 11 1874 F d _ t . th 11001

Frede' no. . ri ht and Gun a , -. re arm on is e sc dirsltiz‘i:f bu’settlgment,tnllgtngvn (iii ugndated plan of the island about 1830—40.

Freelar Earlier known as Frederick Cove.