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<p> An island province of Canada, in the S. of Gulf of St. Lawrence, occupies a great bay formed by New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Cape Breton, and is somewhat larger than Northumberland. The coast-line is exceedingly broken, the surface low and undulating, and very fertile. The chief industry is agriculture, oats and potatoes are the best crops; decayed shells found in beds on the shore are an excellent manure; sheep and horses are raised with great success. The climate is healthy, milder and clearer than on the mainland, but with a tedious winter. Coal exists, but is not wrought. The fisheries are the best on the Gulf, but are not developed. Manufactures are inconsiderable. Discovered by the Cabots, it was settled by the French in 1715, and ceded to Great Britain in 1763. Constituted a province in 1768, the name was changed from St. John to Prince [[Edward]] in 1799. Since 1875 the local government have bought out most of the great proprietors, and resold the land to occupying owners. [[Education]] is free. There are normal schools and two colleges. Half the people are | Prince Edward Island <ref name="term_78431" /> | ||
==References == | <p> An island province of Canada, in the S. of [[Gulf]] of St. Lawrence, occupies a great bay formed by New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Cape Breton, and is somewhat larger than Northumberland. The coast-line is exceedingly broken, the surface low and undulating, and very fertile. The chief industry is agriculture, oats and potatoes are the best crops; decayed shells found in beds on the shore are an excellent manure; sheep and horses are raised with great success. The climate is healthy, milder and clearer than on the mainland, but with a tedious winter. [[Coal]] exists, but is not wrought. The fisheries are the best on the Gulf, but are not developed. Manufactures are inconsiderable. [[Discovered]] by the Cabots, it was settled by the French in 1715, and ceded to Great Britain in 1763. Constituted a province in 1768, the name was changed from St. John to Prince [[Edward]] in 1799. Since 1875 the local government have bought out most of the great proprietors, and resold the land to occupying owners. [[Education]] is free. There are normal schools and two colleges. Half the people are Roman Catholics. A railway traverses the island, and there is daily steam communication with the mainland. The capital is Charlottetown; Summerside, Georgetown, and Sourio are the other towns. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_78431"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/prince+edward+island Prince Edward Island from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_78431"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/prince+edward+island Prince Edward Island from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:53, 15 October 2021
Prince Edward Island [1]
An island province of Canada, in the S. of Gulf of St. Lawrence, occupies a great bay formed by New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Cape Breton, and is somewhat larger than Northumberland. The coast-line is exceedingly broken, the surface low and undulating, and very fertile. The chief industry is agriculture, oats and potatoes are the best crops; decayed shells found in beds on the shore are an excellent manure; sheep and horses are raised with great success. The climate is healthy, milder and clearer than on the mainland, but with a tedious winter. Coal exists, but is not wrought. The fisheries are the best on the Gulf, but are not developed. Manufactures are inconsiderable. Discovered by the Cabots, it was settled by the French in 1715, and ceded to Great Britain in 1763. Constituted a province in 1768, the name was changed from St. John to Prince Edward in 1799. Since 1875 the local government have bought out most of the great proprietors, and resold the land to occupying owners. Education is free. There are normal schools and two colleges. Half the people are Roman Catholics. A railway traverses the island, and there is daily steam communication with the mainland. The capital is Charlottetown; Summerside, Georgetown, and Sourio are the other towns.
