Town of Cornwall

 The Town of Cornwall is located in Queens County immediately to the west of Prince Edward Island's capital and largest city, Charlottetown. The terrain tends to be gently rolling and the landscape is highlighted by dramatic water views over the North River to the east and the West River to the south and west.

The earliest known settlement in the Cornwall area was by French farmers in the North River area in the mid 1700s. The first English-speaking settlers arrived in 1790. While farming remained the dominant economic activity throughout Cornwall's history, a significant shipbuilding industry was founded in North River in the early 1800s which continued for over 100 years before declining in the 1920s.

Early residential development in Cornwall was somewhat restricted due to the long overland distance to the Capital via Milton until 1824 when a bridge was built across the North River near the site of the present causeway. The wooden bridge was destroyed twice by spring ice and was finally replaced in 1913 with a steel bridge. The steel bridge gave way to a causeway in the mid-1950s, when the Trans-Canada Highway was constructed.

The North River causeway has given the Town its most prominent man-made feature and its key development opportunity; the Trans Canada Highway (TCH). The TCH bisects the Town and connects it to Charlottetown in the east and the Confederation Bridge, located approximately 48 km to the west.

Cornwall's location along this province's main transportation route gives the Town unique advantages for many types of economic activity including residential development, retailing, tourism, warehousing and light manufacturing. 

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