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 Priest Pond Bridge. Priest Pond Creek flows into the pond.

Priests Beach." See Morrison Beach.

Prim Island: See Cameron Island.

Prim, Point: Extends into Northumberland Strait, Lots 57 and 58. Derived from French poinle 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.

Primrose 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 tie Saint Jean, probably given earlier by French voyagers. Guérard 1631 La Terre de bauc/zimyeq; 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, NB, 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 18005 called Garden of the Gulf. Lieutenant Governor Howlan called it Million Acre Farm in the 18905.

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Figure 18 - Prince Edward (Public Archives of P.E.I.).

Prince County: 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 PEI. It is not used locally, and does not appear on topographic maps or in the Census.

Princetown Point: Extends into Malpeque Bay, Princetown Royalty at the site where Samuel Holland 1765 planned the county seat of Prince County. In Micmac 00»ng— tamoegatig, “little sand bar turned” toward Ram Island (Pacifique 1934).