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Brae: 4 mi SE of O’Leary in Lot 9. Settled from Scotland c1828. Derived from Scottish word for “hillside”. PO 1870—1914. Brae River and Brae Harbour are adjacent fea- tures. In this area Pacifique 1934 has the Micmae M egopenigeg, “red bank”.

Brae East: See Derby.

Brae Harbour: 7 mi SE of O’Leary in Lot 9. P01909-1915.

Brae Island: Sandbar at the mouth of Brae River. Holland 1765 Sand Island; Plan by Anderson 1842 Sandy or Brae Island; Wright and Cundall 1874 Brae Island.

Brae Station: PO 1878-1887 at Coleman, Lot9.

Branders Pond: In Sea View, Lot 20. Plan 1826 Brander’s Pond; the plan shows James Brander nearby. James Brander settled there from Scotland c1780.

Brazels Pond: On Johnstons River, Lot 35. Meacham 1880 shows Wm. Brasel there, and Cummins 1925 identifies Edwin Brazel at the pond.

Breadalbane: 7 mi W of Hunter River, Lot 67. Named for Breadalbane, Perthshire, Scotland. PO from 1889. The station and school are spelled Bradalbane.

Brelzaut Point: See Buchanan Island.

Brian’s Cross: See New Haven. Brickmaker’s Point: See Battery Point.

Bridgetown: 7 mi NE of Cardigan in Lots 54 and 55. Named c1860 when a bridge was built across Boughton River. Formerly known as Grand River. PO Head of Grand River, East 1856-1863; PO Bridgetown 1896—1926.

Brighton Shore: On W side of Charlottetown. “Brighton” used in 1827. Meacham 1880

shows Brighton Villa on Brighton Street,

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the residence of George Davies (later occu— pied by Premier W. W. Sullivan) and Brighton Lodge, the residence of Admiral H. W. Bayfield.

Brilliant Point: Extends into March Water,

1 mi W of Malpeque. Reason for name unknown. On Meacham 1880.

Bristol: 2 mi W of Morell in Lot 39. PO More111869-1888;PO Lot 40 1888-1901; PO Bristol 1901—1965. Probably named for Bristol, England. The station is Lot 40, probably because it serves Bangor in that lot.

Britain Creek: See Berrigans Creek.

Britains Pond: See St. Peters Lake. Brockelsbys Cove: See Victoria Harbour. Brockelsbys Head: See MacIvors Point. Brockelsbys River: See Westmoreland River.

Brocton: 6 mi N of O’Leary in Lot 4. Named by John McCarthy 1874 for Brocton, Mas- sachusetts. PO 1892-1913. Formerly called Dock Road.

Brookfield: 4 mi SE of Hunter River in Lots 23, 24 and 31. Named by Alexander Sutherland 01855. pastor of Presbyterian church there, because the church was built by a small stream (the head of Wheatley River). PO Princetown Road 1856-1898; PO Brookfield1898-1914.

Brookside: PO 1896-1899 in Lot 61.

Brooklyn: 2 mi W of Alberton in Lots 4 and 5. School area established c1878.

Brooklyn: 5 mi SW of Montague in Lot 61. School district established 01864. PO 1867-1914.

Brooklyn: School district 01878 and P0 in 1872 at Norboro, Lots 19 and 25.