Priest Pond: Adjacent to Gulf of St . Law¬ rence in Lot 46. In use in 1832. Douglas 1925 suggests for Bishop MacEachern. JHA 1847 notes Railing Bridge. Priest Pond Creek flows into the pond. : See . : See . Prim , Point : Extends into Northumberland Strait , Lots 57 and 58. Derived from French pointe prime, "first point" south on the compass. Franquet 1751 Pte du Sud ou de prime; Holland 1765 Point Prim ; DesBarres 1779 Point Prior. In Micmac Wejowitk, "beside the flowing current". Primrose : 6 mi NE of Cardigan in Lot 54. Possibly named for Archibald Philip Prim ¬ rose (1847-1929), Earl of Rosebery, Lord Primrose and Dalmeny , Prime Minister of England , 1894-1895. PO 1896-1899 and 1904-1915. Point : See Drakes Point . Prince Edward Island : Named by the Legisla¬ tive Assembly 1798 for Prince Edward , Duke of Kent who was then in command of troops at Halifax . Douglas 1925 notes that the King confirmed it February 5, 1799, and that Governor Fanning appears to have used it first on June 13, 1799. Cham- plain 1603 isle de Saint Jean, probably given earlier by French voyagers. Guerard 1631 La Terre de bauchimyeq; Southack 1717 Island St. John's. After British occu¬ pation 1759 it officially became St. John's Island, which led to confusion with Saint John , N .B. , and St. John's, Nfld. It was changed to New Ireland 1780, but dis¬ allowed because the name was in use else¬ where. New Anglesea and New Guernsey were also rejected. In Micmac Epagwit, "parallel to the shore"; also Minegoo "The Island". Since late 1800s called Garden of the Gulf. Lieutenant Governor Howlan called it Million Acre Farm in the 1890s. Figure 18 - Prince Edward (Public Archives of P.E.I. ). : Named by Samuel Holland 1765 for George Augustus Frederick , Prince of Wales , later George IV (1762- 1830). Princetown : Named by Samuel Holland 1765 Prince Town . PO 1827-1945 at Malpeque . County seat until 1832 when the court house was moved to St. Eleanors . Prince- town Royalty was planned by Samuel Hol ¬ land 1765 as one of the 70 territorial divisions of PEL It is not used locally, and does not appear on topographic maps or in the Census. Point : Extends into , Royalty at the site where Samuel Holland 1765 planned the county seat of . In Micmac Gomgo- tamoegatig, "little sand bar turned" toward (Pacifique 1934). 101