Prince Edward County, Ontario - Former Municipalities

Former Municipalities

The following are former municipalities:

  • Ameliasburgh, named after Princess Amelia, youngest daughter of George III
  • Athol
  • Bloomfield
  • Hallowell, named after Benjamin Hallowell, eminent Loyalist, formerly of Boston. He was the father-in-law of Chief Justice John Elmsley.
  • Hillier, organized in 1823, and named after Major George Hillier, military secretary to Sir Peregrine Maitland.
  • North Marysburgh, surveyed in 1785 and settled by Loyalist veterans, some of Hessian birth. Named for Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh, one of George III's daughters.
  • Sophiasburgh, named for Princess Sophia, one of George III's daughters. Surveyed in 1785 and 1787, settled by Loyalists from Nova Scotia and the Mainland.
  • South Marysburgh, also named for Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh, one of George III's daughters.
  • Picton
  • Wellington

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