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indicates)a)building)located)behind)the)house.)Therefore,)the)area)around)the)house) is)should)also)be)considered)high)potential.))) ) There"is"no"direct"documentary"evidence"to"suggest"that"the"study"area"was" occupied"during"the"period"of"French"or"Acadian"settlement"in"the"early"18 th " century."However,"the"area"around"Victoria"Park"was"known"as"Port"la"Joye"by"1718" and"Acadians"settlements"surrounded"the"study"area"by"1760."" " After"the"founding"of"Charlottetown,"historical"documentation"indicates"the"area" was"occupied"fairly"intensively"and"that"the"study"area"experienced"massive"changes" in"land"use"over"time."This"led"to"physical"changes"being"made"to"the"landscape"such" as"the"construction"and"demolition"of"buildings,"paths,"gardens"and"fields,"and"even" bodies"of"water." " Notable"areas"of"documented"occupation"within"the"study"area"include"the" Government"House"and"surrounding"land,"which"dates"to"1834,"and"where"records" indicate"a"stable,"coach"house,"farmer’s"house"and"guard"house"were"located."This" area"was"also"the"location"of"a"veteran’s"hospital"in"1917."Fort"Edward"is"another" area"of"notable"occupation,"with"military"fortifications"and"equipment"being"present" as"early"as"1805."Lastly,"the"interior"of"the"park"has"been"used"extensively"as"a" public"recreational"area"since"1873"when"Victoria"Park"was"created."Facilities"and" structures"such"as"a"wooden"toboggan"slide,"tennis"court"and"building,"baseball" diamond,"pool"and"cricket"ground"are"documented"to"have"existed"within"the" lifetime"of"the"park"and"some"of"these"facilities"are"still"present"and"in"use"today."" " The"GIS"historic"mapping"overview"indicates"that"the"general"area"bounded"by" Government"House,"Terry"Fox"Drive,"and"the"Prince"Edward"Home"is"an"area"of"high" potential"for"historic"resources"related"to"the"Government"Farm"period."A"second" major"area"of"high"potential"is"located"at"Fort"Edward." " Figure'4.3+4:'Satellite'image'of'Victoria'Park'showing'the'buildings'within'the'area'from'1873,'1880'and' 1903'mapping.'' 5.0 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ) The)historic)background)study)indicates)that)general)area)was)occupied)from)at) least)the)early)18 th )century.)However,)this)does)not)preclude)the)possibility)of)earlier) activity)or)occupation)by)Mi'kmaq)or)precontact)First)Nations)peoples.)Although) there)is)no)documented)evidence)or)registered)archaeological)sites)indicating)land) use)by)the)Mi'kmaq)or)precontact)First)Nations)in)the)study)area,)the)area)is) accessibly)by)water)and)is)located)at)the)entrance)of)three)river)systems.) ) ) 7.0 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS " The"background"archaeological"assessment"indicates"that"the"study"area"does"have" high"potential"for"archaeological"resources"dating"to"the"historic"period."There"is" wellBdocumented"evidence"for"the"presence"of"archaeological"resources"that"date"to" the"midB18 th "century"to"the"20 th "century."Prior"to"the"founding"of"Charlottetown," there"is"a"possibly"of"French,"Acadian,"Mi'kmaq"or"precontact"First"Nations" archaeological"resources"within"the"study"area."" " Two"areas"of"high"potential"for"archaeological"resources"have"been"identified"in"this" report."One"is"the"location"of"Fort"Edward"and"the"second"is"the"area"around"the" Government"House"(bounded"by"the"house,"Terry"Fox"Drive"and"the"Prince"Edward" Home)."Therefore"it"is"recommended"that"should"any"ground"disturbance"be" planned"for"these"two"areas,"the"activities"should"be"monitored"by"a"qualified" archaeologist."" " Davis MacIntyre & Associates Limited Victoria Park Davis MacIntyre & Associates Limited Victoria Park 27 28
In"the"event"that"archaeological"resources"are"encountered"during"construction,"it"is" recommended"that"all"activity"cease"and"the"Director"of"Aboriginal"Affairs"and" Archaeology,"Dr."Helen"Kristmanson"(902B368B5372),"be"contacted"immediately" regarding"a"suitable"method"of"mitigation." " " " " " 8.0 REFERENCES CITED " Allen,"C.R."1880."Map"of"the"City"of"Charlottetown."Meachams"Atlas." http://www.islandimagined.ca/"Accessed"online"February"2013" " Archives"Council"of"Prince"Edward"Island."http://www.archives.pe.ca/"Accessed" online"February"2013" " Bayfield,"H.W."1842."Hillsborough"Bay."http://www.islandimagined.ca/"Accessed" online"February"2013" " Campbell,"Duncan."1875."History"of"Prince"Edward"Island."Charlottetown:"Bremner" Brothers." " Canada’s"Historic"Places."Prince"Edward"Battery." http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/repBreg/placeBlieu.aspxid=5379/"Accessed" online"February"2013" " City"of"Charlottetown."http://city.charlottetown.pe.ca/"Accessed"online"February" 2013" " City"of"Charlottetown."Search"a"Property:"118"Brighton"Road." http://city.charlottetown.pe.ca/searchaproperty.php"Accessed"online"February" 2013" " Goad,"Charles."1903."Charlottetown,"P.E.I."July"1903." http://www.islandimagined.ca/"Accessed"online"February"2013" " Google"Maps."Satellite"image"of"Charlottetown."http://www.google.ca/maps/" Accessed"online"April"2013." " Government"of"PEI."1935."Aerial"Photograph"of"Charlottetown."Flight'Line:"5063." Photo'No.:"56."http://www.gov.pe.ca/civicaddress/locator/"" " Davis MacIntyre & Associates Limited 29 Victoria Park Government"of"PEI."1958."Aerial"Photograph"of"Charlottetown."Flight'Line:"L39." Photo'No.:"95."http://www.gov.pe.ca/civicaddress/locator/"" " Government"of"PEI."1974."Aerial"Photograph"of"Charlottetown."Flight'Line:"L20." Photo'No.:"151."http://www.gov.pe.ca/civicaddress/locator/"" " Government"of"PEI."2013."Island"Information"Reference:"Quick"Facts."" http://www.gov.pe.ca/infopei/index.php3number=40581/"Accessed"online"March" 6"2013."" " Government"of"Prince"Edward"Island."GIS"Data"Layers."http://www.gov.pe.ca/gis/" Accessed"online"April"2013." " Government"of"Prince"Edward"Island."Photos"and"videos." http://www.gov.pe.ca/index.php3number=81125/"Accessed"online"February"2013" " Harvey,"D.C."1926."The"French"Régime"in"Prince"Edward"Island."New"Haven:"Yale" University"Press." " Hebert,"W.I."1760."Plan"of"Ile"SaintBJean:"The"Island"of"Saint"John." http://www.islandimagined.ca/"Accessed"online"February"2013" " Island"Register"Website."French"Census"1728,"1730"and"1734." http://www.islandregister.com/censusindex.html/"Accessed"online"February"2013" " Kristmanson, Helen E. “Victoria Park.” Message to Stephen A. Davis. March 18, 2013. E-mail. " " Library"and"Archives"Canada,"Confederation"Exhibit." http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/confederation.html/"Accessed"online"February" 2013."" " Office"of"the"Lieutenant"Governor."http://gov.pe.ca/olg/"Accessed"online"February" 2013" " Parks"Canada"PortBlaBJoye"–"Fort"Amherst"National"Historic"Site." http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhnBnhs/pe/amherst/index.aspx/"Accessed"online" February"2013." " " Pollard,"James."1898."Historical"Sketch"of"the"Eastern"Regions"of"New"France,"From" the"Various"Dates"of"their"Discoveries"to"the"Surrender"of"Louisburg,"1758."Also" Prince"Edward"Island:"Military"and"Civil."Charlottetown:"John"Coombs." " Prince"Edward"Island"Public"Archives"and"Records"Office." http://gov.pe.ca/archives/"Accessed"online"February"2013" " Davis MacIntyre & Associates Limited 30 Victoria Park
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