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Prince
Edward Island was originally inhabited by the Mi'kmaq people.
Then inhabited by 1000 of the French colony of Acadia, however
many more fled there from Nova Scotia during the British-ordered
expulsion of the Acadians in 1755. In 1864 Prince Edward
Island hosted the Charlottetown Conference which was the
first meeting in the process leading to the Articles of
Confederation and the creation of Canada in 1867. As a result
of having hosted the meeting, Prince Edward Island presents
itself as the "Birthplace of Confederation" with
many buildings, ships and bridges using that name. It has
over 500 miles of beaches, fiery red soil and green fields.
It is also the setting of the famous "Anne of Green
Gables" novels.
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