Short Point: Extends into Gulf of St. Law- rence, Lot 42. Named by Samuel Holland 1765, possibly for James Short (1710- 1768) Scottish Optician, who made a tele- scope used by Holland. Wright and Cundall 1874 Short Point or Big Cape; Department of Interior 1918 Big Cape.

Silliker Brook: See Schurmans Creek.

Silver Stream: In Meacham 1 880 for unnamed tributary of West Branch Morell River that flows N from Elliotvale to Peakes, Lots 38 and 66.

Silvester Point." See Jimmys Point. Simeons Point: See Grand Pere Point.

Simpsons Pond: On Hope River, Lot 22. Meacham 1880 and Cummins 1925 both show a Jas. Simpson there.

Sinnott’s Road: PO 1896—1912 in Green Meadows, Lot 39. Also a school district until c1960. The road in Lot 39 was open- ed in 1859 and named for Peter Sinnott, the first settrer. Meacham 1880 lists Martin, Wm., Dan’l and Clement Sinnottliving on it.

Sir Andrew Maephail Park: At Uigg on Orwell River, Lot 50. Donated by Sir Andrew Macphail to the PEI government.

Meacham 1880 notes the property in pos- session of Wm. McPhail.

Skinners Pond: 4 mi W of Tignish in Lot 1. P01856—1861 and 1867-1914.

Skinners Pond: Adjacent to Northumberland Strait, Lot I. Said to be named for a captain shipwrecked there. Also said to be derived from étang des Peaux, “skin pond”. In Bay-

field 1847. Wyld 1845 Stephens Inlet.

Skye Brook: In Meacham 1880 for a tributary of West River that flows S from Hartsville to Emyvale, Lot 30.

Skye Settlement: Settlement established c1840, 4 mi SW of Hunter River in Lot 30. Later called Bonwell, but now part of Brookvale.

Slemon Park: Residential quarters at CFB Summerside. Named for Air Marshal Charles Roy Slemon (1904- ), Deputy

Chief of NORAD 1957-1964. PO from 1966.

Smelt Brook: In Meacham 1880 for a brook

flowing E into West River at Bonshaw, Lot30.

Smelt Creek: See MaeArthurs Creek.

Smelt River: Flows E into Grand River, Lot 16. In Meacham 1880 and Douglas 1925.

Smith Point: Given by Samuel Holland 1765 for a point at S end of Panmure Beach, Lot 61. Holland served with many of this name such as Colonel Marcus Smith, General Edward Smith and Captain James Smith. The feature is now unnamed.

Smith Road: See St. Louis.

Snake Cove: On Plan 1796 and in Meacham 1880 for a cove adjacent to Lennox Chan- nel, Lot 12. Possibly named for a Micmac Indian, some of whom are listed with this surname in Meacham 1880.

Snug/turn Point: In Meacham 1 880. 1/2 mi S of Wightmans Point, Lot 59, where a ceme- tery is noted. Possibly the name implies bodies were buried very close to shore. NTS 11 L/2 1967 Grave Point, which is notused.

Solander Point: See Old Ferry Spit.

Somerset: PO 1867-1877 at Kinkora.

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