Mr. David Miles, as recorded in a paper prepared for his U.P.E.I. History professor, Dr. F.W.P. Bolger.

“The first of these shipyards on the Stanley River to be discussed will be, "Henry McKie’s Yard’. Henry Stetson of Granville, operated a shipyard, according to the 1880 Atlas, in the marsh area just south of the present day Stanley Bridge, on the east bank. He also constructed a vessel in McKie’s Pond, on the Campbellton Road in 1885, naming it the Annie Q. MacKie. She was a 69 ton vessel, mastered by Scobie McKie, Mrs. Stetson’s uncle, and named after Henry’s daughter, Annie, who later was to become the moth— er of Elmer Fyfe (now deceased) of Stanley Bridge.”

“A second shipyard was also in operation directly across the river from McKie’s yard. However, it has proved difficult to determine when it was in operation or who actually operated it. Nevertheless, there are two possible owners to be considered, George R. Garret or a Squarebridge. The 1880 Atlas shows George R. Garret owning property on the east side of the river at Stanley Bridge with considerable shorefront. Further, during the research of this area, it was suggested by a number of local residents that a shipyard had existed on the present day site of Gallant’s fishing wharf.”

“It appears more reasonable that the Squarebridges were the Yard’s operators. The exact location of this assumed Squarebridge Yard remains a question.”

“Another shipyard operating in the 1860’s belonged to Richard Taylor. The question of the Taylor Yard is the reverse, however, of the Squarebridge Yard. It is certain that Richard Taylor was building vessels, but the actual location of the shipyard is uncertain,... it seems likely Richard built ships on his

waterfront on the south side of Found’s Creek.”

“Although the Taylor Yard’s location is uncertain, the Taylor Brothers were greatly involved with the sea. Tupper Taylor of Granville remembers his grandfather, David Taylor, as a sailor. He also remembers finding piles of granite boulders along the easterly—most tip of his grandfather’s farm which was once the site of the Taylor’s wharf. These boulders were the ballast of cargo vessels arriving empty. Prior to loading their cargo most of the ballast was thrown overboard as it was no longer needed and more space was made available for cargo. Just to the southwest of the old Taylor farmhouse at the tree line near the shore, one can still see the remains of a more recent small lumber mill. This field was referred to by Tupper Taylor as “the old yard field”. He also remembers from his youth the remains of a foundry which, built close to the shore, could well have been affiliated with the shipyards in the area. Was this Richard Taylor’s old yard, or did David Taylor build ships under his brother’s name on that site? It is difficult to determine”.

“The Anderson shipyard is more easily located, as the field in which it was located still bears the name “the old shipyard field”. Carl Woolner annually plowed the field in recent years and has found such objects as rusted broad axe heads around the “pond” which was located, prior to being filled, in the Spring of 1973, close to and perpendicular to the protruding shore line of the field. Because of the relatively steep grade of the field, one might conclude that the “pond” was once the trench dug by the shipbuilders to cradle their

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