Charlottetown
Capital of Prince Edward Island. Originally founded by
the French, about 1750, and then known as Port la Joie. In 1713 it was a
fortified post, with a garrison of sixty soldiers. The population
numbered 1354 in 1752; and in 1758 it had been increased to over 4000 by
the arrival of a large number of Acadians from the mainland. It came
under British rule in 1763, and received its present name about 1768.