Sailors Hope: PO 1884-1913 at Howe Bay, Lot 56. Named for the residence of Cap- tain Cooper, who led the fight to end the proprietory system in the 18005. Douglas 1925 notes that he took his family to California in 1849 but returned later to Sailors Hope.

St. Andrew Point: See Wightmans Point.

St. Andrews: 2 mi NE of Mount Stewart in Lots 37 and 38. Site of St. Andrew’s Col- lege which was opened on St. Andrew’s Day,November 30,1831.PO 01871—1913.

St. Andrews Paris/1: Named by Samuel Hol- land 1765 for Lots 59, 61 and 64. Named for the patron saint of Scotland. Rarely used and now never referred to.

St. Andrews Town: Former name for a cus- toms office at present Wightmans Point, Lot 59. David Higgins was appointed com— missioner of customs there 1771.

St. Ann: 6 mi NW of Hunter River in the dis— trict of Hope River, Lot 22. Named for the

mother of the Virgin Mary. School district 01849. PO St. Ann’s c1873~1928.

St. Anthony: 3 mi NE of O’Leary in Lots 5 and 6. Named for the Catholic church there. School district c1878. PO 1894— 1914. Douglas 1925 confuses it with

Bloomfield; Bloomfield Corner is over 1 miN.

St. Catherines: 9 mi SW of Charlottetown in Lot 65. School district c1864. PO 1892— 1914.

St. Catherines: 3 mi E of Souris in Lots 45 and 46. Noted in JHA 1844.

St. Charles: 9 mi NW of Souris in Lots 42 and 56. Named for the Catholic Church there. PO Mansfield 1886-1904; PO St. Charles 1904-1914. Formerly called Groshaut Set-

tlement. Meacham 1880 has Grosheaut Road there.

St. Chrysostome: 10 mi SW of Tyne Valley in Lot 15. School district c1853. Formerly called Joe League Village for Joseph Arse- nault, noted for his accurate measurement of distance, who lived there in the early 18005. PO 1893-1914. Meacham 1880 shows both Joe League Village and St. C lirysoszom .

St. Columba: See Fairfield.

St. Davids Parish: Named by Samuel Holland 1765 for Lots 18, 19, 25, 26, 27, 28 and Princetown Royalty. Named for the patron saint of Wales. Rarely used and now never referred to.

St. Edward: 8 mi SW of Tignish in Lot 2. PO 1909—1913.

St. Dunstan’s: CN stop, 1%. mi N of the centre of Charlottetown at former St. Dunstan’s College, now University of PEI. PO 1909- 1913. The basilica in Charlottetown was named St. Dunstan’s by Bishop Plessis in 1812 before even a chapel was built.

S. Croix: On a map by Franquelin 1781 in the area of present Malpeque. Earlier maps show it naming an island to the north.

St. Eleanors: Village incorporated 1956, 2 mi NW of Summerside. Said to be named for Eleanor Sanksey, Harry Compton’s house- keeper. Compton’s nephew, Hubert, claim— ed it was for Compton’s daughter, but it would appear that her name was Charlotte. It has also been noted that the place honours Queen Eleanor, wife of Richard the Lion Hearted. PO c1833-1962. County seat of Prince County 1833—1876.

St. Felix: 2 mi S of Tignish in Lot 2. School district 1846.

St. Georges: 7 mi E of Cardigan in Lot 55. Named for the Catholic church there in the territorial parish named by Holland 1765. PO Narrows Creek 1880—1895; PO St.

Georges 1895-1916. School district c1880 Grand River.

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