HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE 'L-IAST l’OiNT BAPTIST CHURCH

HlVchREGOR’S POINT” (/1 Former [french Fishing Village)

This headland on the lVIcGregor farm, only a quarter of a mile from where the early Scotch settlers landed in 1808—1810, possesses both local and historic interest. There were many indications that this local- ity was, at one time, occupied by a French fishing village. The sur- rounding waters abounded in fish of many varieties, and during the fish- ing season, and while Prince Edward Island, or HIsle St. Jean”, as it was originally called, was in possession of the French, French fishing folk were accustomed to spend the spring and summer on McGregor’s Point, bringing their families with them. Evidences of this occupation were numerous in this writer’s boyhood, such as pieces of pottery, rust-eaten implements, fragments of cooking utensils, and perhaps, most convinc- ing of all. traces could be seen of the old ridges that separated the gar- den plots of each family. .Though tall trees covered the entire "point” seventy-five years ago, these evidences of a former settlement could be traced, but on the fall of Louisburg in 1759 the French colony hastily departed, burying some of their most valuable belongings, which in later years they stealthily recovered, leaving as evidence of their visits large txcavations in diFferent places. Mr. McGregor, the owner of the land, told a group of boys. seventy years ago. that he "saw a French schooner anchor one night of? his own place,H and send a group of men ashore who began digging on a hill-side below his ho: 1e. In the morning he ex- amined the spot and found a large excavation and a rusty pot badly broken, He was quite satislied they had come for concealed treasure, \\ hich having found. they translated to the vessel and sailed away.

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