| 词条 | Georgetown, Prince Edward Island |
| 释义 |
| official_name = Georgetown | native_name = | other_name = | settlement_type = | image_skyline = GeorgetownPE CustomsPostOffice.jpg | imagesize = 200px | image_caption = Georgetown post office | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_shield = | nickname = | motto = | pushpin_map = PEI | pushpin_label_position = none | pushpin_mapsize = 220 | pushpin_map_caption = Georgetown in Prince Edward Island | coordinates = {{coord|46.18459|-62.53362|region:CA-PE|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Canada | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Prince Edward Island | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Kings County | subdivision_type3 = Parish | established_title = Founded | established_date = 1732 | established_title2 = Incorporated | established_date2 = 1912 | established_title3 = Amalgamated | established_date3 = September 28, 2018 | government_type = | government_footnotes = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | unit_pref = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | area_land_km2 = 1.65 | area_water_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = From Statistics Canada | population_total = 555 | population_as_of = 2016 | population_density_km2 = 348.1 | population_note = | timezone = AST | utc_offset = -4 | timezone_DST = ADT | utc_offset_DST = -3 | postal_code_type = Canadian postal code | postal_code = C0A 1L0 | area_code = 902 | blank_name = Telephone Exchange | blank_info = 652 | blank1_name = NTS Map | blank1_info = 011L02 | blank2_name = GNBC Code | blank2_info = BABDH | website = }} Georgetown is a former town located within the Town of Three Rivers in Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is the shire town for Kings County. It amalgamated with the Town of Montague, the rural municipalities of Brudenell, Cardigan, Lorne Valley, Lower Montague, and Valleyfield, and portions of three adjacent unincorporated areas in 2018. HistoryThis area of eastern Prince Edward Island traces its history of human settlement to the Mi'kmaq Nation which inhabited the area. These people were referred to as "Epegoitnag" and for them, the region was an Acadian forest wilderness containing wild game, as well as fruit, berries and wild nuts for gathering, as well as plentiful marine resources in the nearby rivers and Northumberland Strait. The land in this area was called "Samkook" which translates to 'the land of the sandy shore'. Georgetown lies opposite Brudenell Point, which divides the Brudenell River to the north from the Montague River to the south. Brudenell Point was the location of the first permanent Acadian settlement on what the French called Ile-Saint-Jean. Here, entrepreneur Jean Pierre Roma landed in 1732 with approximately 100 settlers to begin a commercial settlement to grow food and catch fish for provisioning the French military garrison at Fortress of Louisbourg on Ile-Royale (now Cape Breton Island). French settlers called the area Trois-Rivieres (Three Rivers). The British burned the village in 1745, the same time they took control of Port-la-Joye. Following the transfer of control of Acadia to Britain at the conclusion of the Seven Years' War in 1763, the British government survey of St. John's Island by Captain Samuel Holland selected the entirety of Cardigan Point for the capital of Kings County and designated it as the township of Kings Royalty. The county capital was to be named Georgetown in honour of King George III. The settlement was oriented on magnetic north and a broad street network was designed. Present-day Georgetown's collection of heritage buildings mostly dates to the late Victorian Era at the height of Georgetown's importance in the wooden shipbuilding industry. As one of the most important ports in the colony of Prince Edward Island, the port was selected in 1870 to be the eastern terminus of the Prince Edward Island Railway (PEIR) and became a steamship terminal with connections to the Intercolonial Railway on the mainland at Pictou, Nova Scotia. Georgetown's harbour was frequently the only port on the island to be usable during the winter months on account of prevailing wind and tide directions (this being before the Canso Causeway altered sea ice patterns in the Northumberland Strait). On September 28, 2018, the Town of Georgetown amalgamated with the Town of Montague, five nearby rural municipalities – Brudenell, Cardigan, Lorne Valley, Lower Montague, and Valleyfield – and portions of three adjacent unincorporated areas.[1] InfrastructureThe Port of Georgetown is a deep water harbour situated in Cardigan Bay on the east coast of Prince Edward Island, south of the Port of Souris. The port remains ice-free from April 15 through December 31 and shipping through winter is not required by any of the current clientele. Georgetown is approximately 100 km from the port of Charlottetown.[2] The PEIR mainline from Georgetown extended through Montague Junction (where a spur was built to service nearby Montague) to Mount Stewart and on to Royalty Junction (connection to Charlottetown), Summerside and Alberton. EconomyIn the 20th century, Georgetown's industrial base diversified to include the island's only shipyard, East Isle Shipyard, now owned by J.D. Irving Limited (JDI), and well known for its construction of tugs such as Atlantic Spruce, Atlantic Oak and the Royal Canadian Navy's Glen class tugs. The community is also home to the Island's largest saw mill (also owned by JDI). A major seasonal employer is a seafood plant, operated by Seafood 2000 and originally constructed by National Sea Products Limited. Local attractions
GeographyGeorgetown, Capital of Kings County, sits on an 8 kilometre long peninsula formed by the Cardigan and Brudenell Rivers, along with Georgetown Harbour. This peninsula forms part of the township of Georgetown Royalty, Prince Edward Island and extends into Cardigan Bay, a sub-basin of the Northumberland Strait to the east. Georgetown Harbour is a deep natural harbour (nearly 11 metres)[4] and lies to the south of the community at the confluence of the Brudenell River and the Montague River. Climate{{Weather box|width=auto| location = Alliston (approximately 9.2 Km away from Georgetown)[5] | single line = Yes | metric first = Yes | Jan record high C = 15.0 | Feb record high C = 15.0 | Mar record high C = 18.3 | Apr record high C = 26.1 | May record high C = 30.6 | Jun record high C = 32.8 | Jul record high C = 33.9 | Aug record high C = 36.1 | Sep record high C = 32.2 | Oct record high C = 25.0 | Nov record high C = 21.1 | Dec record high C = 17.8 | year record high C = 36.1 | Jan high C = -2.0 | Feb high C = -1.9 | Mar high C = 2.5 | Apr high C = 7.1 | May high C = 14.7 | Jun high C = 20.8 | Jul high C = 23.9 | Aug high C = 23.5 | Sep high C = 18.7 | Oct high C = 12.3 | Nov high C = 6.5 | Dec high C = 1.2 | year high C = 10.6 | Jan mean C = -6.6 | Feb mean C = -6.6 | Mar mean C = -1.9 | Apr mean C = 2.9 | May mean C = 9.4 | Jun mean C = 15.3 | Jul mean C = 19.1 | Aug mean C = 18.6 | Sep mean C = 14.1 | Oct mean C = 8.4 | Nov mean C = 3.0 | Dec mean C = -2.8 | year mean C = 6.1 | Jan low C = -11.3 | Feb low C = -11.2 | Mar low C = -6.2 | Apr low C = -1.3 | May low C = 4.1 | Jun low C = 9.7 | Jul low C = 14.1 | Aug low C = 13.8 | Sep low C = 9.5 | Oct low C = 4.4 | Nov low C = -0.5 | Dec low C = -6.9 | year low C = 1.5 | Jan record low C = -31.0 | Feb record low C = -26.7 | Mar record low C = -27.8 | Apr record low C = -15.0 | May record low C = -6.7 | Jun record low C = -3.9 | Jul record low C = 2.0 | Aug record low C = 4.4 | Sep record low C = -0.6 | Oct record low C = -6.1 | Nov record low C = -13.3 | Dec record low C = -23.9 | year record low C = -31.0 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 96.3 | Feb precipitation mm = 72.7 | Mar precipitation mm = 78.7 | Apr precipitation mm = 92.4 | May precipitation mm = 87.7 | Jun precipitation mm = 90.0 | Jul precipitation mm = 93.6 | Aug precipitation mm = 87.8 | Sep precipitation mm = 112.2 | Oct precipitation mm = 122.6 | Nov precipitation mm = 120.2 | Dec precipitation mm = 127.9 | year precipitation mm = 1182.2 | rain colour = green | Jan rain mm = 42.6 | Feb rain mm = 30.2 | Mar rain mm = 41.2 | Apr rain mm = 68.5 | May rain mm = 86.1 | Jun rain mm = 90.0 | Jul rain mm = 93.6 | Aug rain mm = 87.8 | Sep rain mm = 112.2 | Oct rain mm = 120.5 | Nov rain mm = 106.8 | Dec rain mm = 83.6 | year rain mm = 963.1 | snow colour = green | Jan snow cm = 53.8 | Feb snow cm = 42.5 | Mar snow cm = 37.5 | Apr snow cm = 24.0 | May snow cm = 1.6 | Jun snow cm = 0.0 | Jul snow cm = 0.0 | Aug snow cm = 0.0 | Sep snow cm = 0.0 | Oct snow cm = 2.1 | Nov snow cm = 13.4 | Dec snow cm = 44.7 | year snow cm = 219.5 | unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm | Jan precipitation days = 13.4 | Feb precipitation days = 10.6 | Mar precipitation days = 12.7 | Apr precipitation days = 14.7 | May precipitation days = 14.1 | Jun precipitation days = 12.2 | Jul precipitation days = 12.1 | Aug precipitation days = 11.6 | Sep precipitation days = 14.3 | Oct precipitation days = 16.2 | Nov precipitation days = 15.8 | Dec precipitation days = 15.9 | year precipitation days = 163.5 | unit rain days = 0.2 mm | Jan rain days = 5.8 | Feb rain days = 4.6 | Mar rain days = 7.9 | Apr rain days = 11.8 | May rain days = 14.0 | Jun rain days = 12.2 | Jul rain days = 12.1 | Aug rain days = 11.6 | Sep rain days = 14.3 | Oct rain days = 16.0 | Nov rain days = 14.2 | Dec rain days = 9.8 | year rain days = 134.3 | unit snow days = 0.2 cm | Jan snow days = 9.0 | Feb snow days = 7.3 | Mar snow days = 6.7 | Apr snow days = 4.4 | May snow days = 0.18 | Jun snow days = 0.0 | Jul snow days = 0.0 | Aug snow days = 0.0 | Sep snow days = 0.0 | Oct snow days = 0.28 | Nov snow days = 2.9 | Dec snow days = 8.4 | year snow days = 39.1 | source 1 = Environment Canada[6] }} See also
References1. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/sites/default/files/publications/20180925truwww.pdf | title=EC2018–586: Municipal Government Act Town of Three Rivers Establishment | publisher=Government of Prince Edward Island Executive Council | pages=323–327| date=September 25, 2018 | accessdate=October 27, 2018}} 2. ^"Port of Georgetown, PEI, Canada" 3. ^Great Places Canada nomination {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003131510/http://greatplacesincanada.ca/gpic_places/aa-macdonald-memorial-gardens/ |date=2015-10-03 }}. Accessed October 2, 2015 4. ^Georgetown port facilities, Georgetown Port Inc. Accessed June 27, 2017 5. ^{{cite web |publisher=Environment Canada |url=http://climate.weather.gc.ca/advanceSearch/searchHistoricDataStations_e.html?searchType=stnProx&timeframe=1&txtRadius=50&selCity=&selPark=&optProxType=custom&txtCentralLatDeg=46&txtCentralLatMin=11&txtCentralLatSec=&txtCentralLongDeg=62&txtCentralLongMin=31&txtCentralLongSec=&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2015&Year=2015&Month=4&Day=8&selRowPerPage=25&cmdProxSubmit=Search |title=Station Results - Advanced Search |accessdate=March 24, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104630/http://climate.weather.gc.ca/advanceSearch/searchHistoricDataStations_e.html?searchType=stnProx&timeframe=1&txtRadius=50&selCity=&selPark=&optProxType=custom&txtCentralLatDeg=46&txtCentralLatMin=11&txtCentralLatSec=&txtCentralLongDeg=62&txtCentralLongMin=31&txtCentralLongSec=&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2015&Year=2015&Month=4&Day=8&selRowPerPage=25&cmdProxSubmit=Search |archivedate=March 4, 2016 |df= }} 6. ^{{cite web| publisher = Environment Canada| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_e.html?stnID=6520&lang=e&province=PE&provSubmit=go&dCode=0| title = Alliston, Prince Edward Island| work = Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000| accessdate = April 9, 2015}}
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