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Encyclopedia Britannica



CHARLOTTETOWN

This article appears in Volume V05, Page 947 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: CHA-CHR
CHARLOTTETOWN , a city of Canada, the
capital
  of Prince
Edward
 
Island
 , situated in Queen's county, on Hillsborough river. Pop. (1901) 12,080. It has a good harbour, and the river is navigable by large vessels for several miles. The export
trade
  of the
island
  centres here, and the city has
regular
  communication by steamer with the
chief
  American and Canadian ports. Besides the government buildings and the
court
 -
house
 , it contains numerous churches, the Prince of Wales College, supported by the province, the Roman Catholic college of St Dunstan's and a normal school; among its manufactures are woollen goods, lumber, canned goods, and foundry products. The head office and, workshops of the Prince
Edward
  Island railway are situated here. The town was founded in 1750 by the French under the name of Port la Joie, but under British
rule
  changed its name in honour of the queen of George III.


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