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Charlottetown city overview
Charlottetown is a city in Canada shaped by its region, population, local economy, landmarks, climate and civic history. This overview summarizes the city itself: where it sits, what defines it, which places anchor its identity and why it matters within the wider country.
City facts
Known forConfederation Centre, Charlottetown waterfront, Victoria Row, Province House area
RegionCanadaCanada
Time zoneAmerica/Halifaxlocal time
Founded500historical origin
City history
French officer Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Roch de Ramezay attacked with 500 men at the Battle at Port-la-Joye, resulting in a British defeat and the capture or death of all involved British troops.
The first European settlers in the area were French; personnel from Fortress Louisbourg founded a settlement in 1720 named Port La Joye on the southwestern part of the harbour opposite the present-day city.
In August 1758, at the height of the French and Indian War, a British fleet took control of the settlement and the rest of the island, promptly deporting those French settlers that they could.
Charlottetown was selected as the site for the county seat of Queens County in the colonial survey of 1764 by Captain Samuel Holland of the Royal Engineers.
Further surveys conducted between 1768 and 1771 established the street grid and public squares which can be seen in the city's historic district.
On November 17, 1775, during the American Revolution, the colony's new capital was ransacked by Massachusetts-based privateers in the Raid on Charlottetown.
In 1793, land had been set aside by Governor Fanning on the western limits of the community for use by the "Administrator of Government" (the governor), and as such it became known informally as.
In 1805, the local British garrison constructed a harbour defence called "Fort Edward" to the west of the capital's waterfront and the "Prince Edward Battery" manned this facility.
In August 1874, the Prince Edward Island Railway opened its main line between Charlottetown and Summerside.
In the 1960s, new public schools were constructed in the community, and in 1969 the city became home to the amalgamated University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), located on the campus of the former.
British forces built Fort Amherst near the site of the abandoned Port La Joye settlement to protect the entrance to the harbour.
A year later, Charlottetown was made the colonial capital of St.
The completion of this structure with Isaac Smith as builder/architect was an important milestone in the history of the capital and it is still in use today as the provincial legislature as well as.
Aside from being the seat of colonial government, the community came to be noted during the early nineteenth century for shipbuilding and its lumber industry as well as being a fishing port.
Worth seeing
Confederation Centre
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Charlottetown waterfront
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Victoria Row
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Province House area
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PEI beaches
PEI beaches is a practical Charlottetown planning anchor: compare its location, transfer time, nearby hotel bases and event timing before you lock the day plan.
Seafood
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Stay overview
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Hotels & areas
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Rental cars
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Transport notes
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Crowds
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