You have arrived at "YE OLDE WHARF". It is felt that from this location the ships were built and launched. Also there is indication that this is where the ships were also loaded and sent to England. There was a Customs House located nearby to document the import and export of goods as well as the name of the ship.
Near the end of the trail here you probably have noticed a large dug out that is directly in line with the side of the old wharf. It has been indicated that this dug out was where the ships keels were laid and the hulls were built. The ships then were slid down the slip way into the channel below. Much of this area has since silted up and returned to become a salt water marsh area. The logs, stones, and other remnants of the wharf can be seen at N 46 35.836 W 063 53.032; however, the trek down the lane to this area (FROM THE GZ) is grown up with grasses and is quite uneven. USE DISGRESSION AND EXTREME CAUTION AND PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK !!!
This peninsula was the heart of the Industrial Empire of James Yeo Jr. Here in the early to mid 1800’s James Yeo jr commanded a thriving shipyard where wooden ships were built and loaded with lumber from the virgin forests of this area. Produce from local farms was also loaded on board. Mr Yeo owned the land and forests from which the produce was harvested, and created a vertically integrated economy wherein he and his family controlled every aspect of the business, from receiving produce from the tenants, to the building of the ships, to the eventual delivery of the ships and produce to his brother William in Appledore, England. William sold the produce and then the ship to local buyers. That way, no one other than the Yeo family profited from any aspect of the process. James Yeo jr was considered the richest man on PEI, having owned or had interest in over 800 ships.
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