Howlan, Prince Edward Island

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Howlan
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Howlan
Location of Howlan in Prince Edward Island
Coordinates: 46°43′44″N64°13′23″W / 46.729°N 64.223°W / 46.729; -64.223
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island
County Prince County
Named after George William Howlan
Elevation
[1]
30 m (100 ft)
Time zone UTC-04:00 (AST)
Postal code
C0B 1V0
Area code 902
Highways Route 143, Route 148

Howlan is a small, unincorporated community of Prince County in the western part of Prince Edward Island in Canada. [2] Route 148 passes through Howlan [3] as Gaspe Road. [4] The Confederation Trail runs through the community.

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History

George William Howlan

The town was named after George William Howlan. [5] Howlan was born in Ireland in 1835 and emigrated to Nova Scotia with his parents in the late 1830s. They settled Prince Edward Island in 1839. [6] Howlan served as the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island from 1894 to 1899, and died in 1901. [7]

Howlan Railway Station

The community of Howlan developed around the Prince Edward Island Railway, which was established in the late 19th century. The Howlan Railway Station, built in 1875, served as a transportation hub for the area. The station was a single-story frame building with an open door facing the tracks and a sloping shed-like roof. It was located along a 100-foot platform and was part of the Prince Edward Island Railway system until it was closed in the late 20th century. [8]

Location

Howlan is located near the communities of O'Leary and Bloomfield, [4] in western Prince Edward Island.

Howlan, Prince Edward Island
Howlan, PEI, and surrounding communities

Services

Howlan is very small and does not have any stores or public buildings, other than a church (called St. Anthony's R.C. Church) [9] on Howlan Road and the Mill River Resort just outside the community. [10]

References

  1. ↑ https://en-ca.topographic-map.com/map-h74gp/Prince-Edward-Island/?center=46.73343%2C-64.22263&zoom=15&popup=46.72882%2C-64.22233
  2. ↑ "Howlan, Prince Edward Island". The Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Man dies as snowmobile and truck collide in West Prince". CBC. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Island Information Map". maps.gov.pe.ca. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "History and Folklore of West Prince - Communities". epe.lac-bac.gc.ca. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "The Honourable George William Howlan | Lieutenant Governor". www.lgpei.ca. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "HOWLAN, GEORGE WILLIAM". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "Howlan Railway Stations". Ontario Railway Stations. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  9. ↑ Jeffery, Carter W. (2 September 2011). "P.E.I. Heritage Buildings: St. Anthony's R.C. Church, Bloomfield (Woodstock)". P.E.I. Heritage Buildings. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "Mill River Resort, 180 Mill River Resort Rd. Route 136, Lot 5, PE C0B 1V0, CA - MapQuest". www.mapquest.com. Retrieved 29 January 2025.

46°43′44″N64°13′23″W / 46.729°N 64.223°W / 46.729; -64.223


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