TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Early History 2. Settlement - 1770 3. Rev. Theophilus DesBrisay 4. Growth and Development 5. History of West Covehead Church 6. Rev. James Allan 7. Wesleyan Methodist Church 8. Ship Building 9. Voyage of the Fanny 10. Yankee Gale 11. Tourism 12. Dalvay-By-The-Sea 13. Anecdotes 14. Families 15. "" Poems 16. Bicentennial Celebrations 7 12 27 32 37 40 44 47 50 52 58 60 68 71 126 145 COVER - Portion of the Island as recorded on the survey map by Captain Holland in 1765. •' , f* f'»