Tryon, Prince Edward Island
Tryon is an unincorporated area in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Situated on Route 1 and Route 10 (Prince Edward Island), it lies within the township of Lot 28 which in 2006 had a population of 880 people.[1] Tryon is not far from Crapaud, Prince Edward Island.
The area is mostly rural. In 1856, Charles E. Stanfield and his brother-in-law Samuel Dawson founded Tryon Woollen Mills in Tryon. Charles sold his interest to Samuel a decade later and moved to Truro, Nova Scotia where he founded the well-known Stanfields Underwear, which still operates.
Tryon was named after William Tryon (1729-1788) an American colonial governor who also served in Canada.[2] There are three churches, one Baptist, one United and one Anglican.[3] Both are noted architectural works by William Critchlow Harris. The United Church was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1990.[4]
The local Tryon River Watershed Co-operative is active in preserving and enhancing the Tryon River.
Notable people
- Morley Bell, lawyer and political figure
- Henry Callbeck, merchant and political figure
- Augustus Holland, farmer and political figure
- Cornelius Howatt, farmer and political figure
- William C. Lea, farmer and political figure
- His son, Walter Lea, 17th Premier of Prince Edward Island
- William Schurman, businessman and politician
See also
References
- ↑ Statistics Canada Community Profile for Lot 28, 2006
- ↑ William Baillie Hamilton, Place Names of Atlantic Canada, 1996
- ↑ Marion MacDonald, “From a church to a home”, The Guardian, 08/09/07
- ↑ Tryon United Church. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 22 October 2011.