Watervale, Prince Edward Island

Watervale is a small farming community located about 20 km east of Charlottetown in lot #48 on Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was called Forgan Hill but the members of the community voted to change the name sometime in the mid-19th Century. Although today it is home to no retail outlets or public spaces in the past it housed a community store, a family-run saw mill, a one-room school and a flag station on the Prince Edward Island Railway (PEIR). It has a population of approximately 50 permanent residents. Common family names found in Watervale over the past 50 years include Bradley, Burns, Hayes, Quinn, Shea, Trainor, Walsh and Wisener.

Sources

http://www.islandregister.com/placenames/vwxyz.html http://www.gov.pe.ca/civicaddress/communities/communitysearch.php3?comm_nm=WATERVALE&action=Details

Coordinates: 46°16′05″N 62°53′49″W / 46.268°N 62.897°W / 46.268; -62.897


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