History of Presbyterianism CHAPTER X. GEORGETOWN. This place was originally called Three , on account of its lying near the junction of three fine rivers on the southeast part of the island, viz.: Car¬ digan, Montague and Brudenell rivers. On each of these rivers a considerable amount of shipbuilding was carried on in the early history of the country, and now they are amongst the finest farming dis¬ tricts on the eastern part of the island. Georgetown is a beautiful, clean, healthy place. It has three churches—Presbyterian, Episcopalian and Roman Catholic—good schools, large dwelling houses, well filled stores, a court house and a jail—the latter, to the credit of the town, is often without a tenant. The thriving little town of Montague, with its rapidly increasing trade, has of late years materially interfered with the growth and trade of Georgetown . The harbor of Georgetown is good and of easy ac¬ cess, having a fine, broad, deep entrance, with Boughton Island on the one hand and Panmore on the other. The first settlers of Three ( Georgetown ; came from Dumfries, Scotland , in the year 1774. The first Protestant minister who visited this place was Rev. Dr. McGregor , of Pictou, N. S. The date of this visit is given by Dr. Patterson in his memoirs of Dr. McGregor , as 1793. The doctor 78