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Hon. David Laird Momument
Founder of the Charlotte Patriot newspaper, P.E.I. legislator, and Canadian Minister of the Interior, Indian Commissioner & Lieutenant Governor for the Northwest Territories, the Hon. David Laird was born in New Glasgow in 1833.
Address: Route 13 New Glasgow PE
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James Colledge Pope Monument Lower Bedeque
This momument pays homage to James Colledge Pope, a Lower Bedeque resident who went on to be premier of P.E.I. three times and play a role in the confederation of Canada.
Address: Howatt's Store, Route 112 Lower Bedeque PE
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Discovery of Prince Edward Island
Located in Jacques Cartier Provincial Park, this momument commemorates the 400th anniversary of the explorer's arrival on P.E.I. in 1534.
Address: Jacques Cartier Provincial Park Alberton PE
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Built by the Abegweit Branch of the United Empire Loyalists, this memorial commemorates the arrival of loyalists from America starting in 1783 after the War of Independence.
Address: . Summerside PE
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Brighton Compound
Prince Edward Island's history of land struggles is commemorated at this active armed forces training base. The Brighton Powder Magazine was built in 1866, while there is also a monument to the uprisings of this time.
Address: Brighton Road Charlottetown PE
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Pioneer Fox Farming Monument
Commemorating the early fox farming developements of Robert T. Oulton and Charles Dalton between 1880 and 1910. These men and James Gordon and Robert Tuplin are all honored for their efforts in pioneering and perfecting fox breeding for fur.
Address: town park, Main Road (route 12) Alberton PE
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Andrew Archibald Macdonald Memorial
This Father of Confederation was also a P.E.I. lieutenant governor and Canadian senator. His memorial stands in Province House, while his marked grave can be found in the People's Cemetery.
Address: Province House, Great George Street Charlottetown PE
 1 902 566-7626
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Ice Boat Service Monument
The winter isolation of Prince Edward Island was partially lifted in 1827 when Prince Edward Island's first ice boat began carrying passangers and mail between the island and New Brunswick. The boats ran until car ferries took their place almost 100 years later. This service ran out of Cape Traverse, which has a memorial to it.
Address: Rte 10 Cape Traverse PE
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Georgina Fane Pope Memorial
Georgina Fane Pope was a trained nurse who was the first Canadian to recieve the Royal Red Cross. She both superinted Canada's military nurses during the Boer War, and in 1908, was made Canada's first military Nursing Matron, in charge of all military nurses.
Address: Old Armoury Summerside PE
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Hughes Drug Store/Apothecaries Hall Historic Monument
In December 1810, one of Charlottetown's first apothecaries was opened in this spot. Renamed Apothecaries Hall in 1874, the original building was replaced in 1900. A plaque commemorating the sites history hangs on the side of the building, which now houses P.E.I.'s famous COWS Ice Cream.
Address: Corner of Queen & Grafton Streets Charlottetown PE
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First Submarine Telegraph in America
In 1852, the first underwater cable in North America was laid between Carleton Head, PEI and Cape Tormentine, New Brunswick. This monument pays honor to the event.
Address: Route 10 Cape Traverse PE
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