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St. John's Island
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See 1889 quote.
See: Saint Jean
Quotations
1786
The situation of this country, considered in every point of view, is far more advantageous for Great Britain to be possessed of than any other on the whole Continent of North America, whether in respect to its connection with Canada, Newfoundland, Cape Breton, St. John's Island, and the fisheries, or to its being much nearer to the mother country than any other Province. . . .
1889
Prince Edward Island, known till 1798 as St. John's Island, is supposed to have been discovered by Cabot in one of his early voyages.
1958
The second was the decision, taken by the British in 1769, to separate the island (St. John's, as it was by now known) from Nova Scotia. . . .