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The History of Downtown

The story of Downtown and the city around it.

Downtown is part of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island — a community with its own local history shaped by the people, industry, and landmarks around it.

Bell Homestead National Historic Site

Alexander Graham Bell made the world's first long-distance telephone call from his father's homestead in Tutela Heights, just minutes from West Brant. The Bell Homestead National Historic Site preserves the farmhouse and coach house where Bell conducted his early telephone experiments in the 1870s. Open seasonally for tours.

Notable People

Canadian activist
Canadian drummer
Canadian ice hockey player
Canadian television presenter
Canadian politician
Canadian academic and engineer
Canadian politician
Elisabeth Williams
Canadian amateur wrestler
Dale Sorensen
Canadian musician
Henry Duchemin
Canadian newspaper editor
Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge
Canadian politician (1809-1889)
Canadian politician (1811-1887)
Canadian merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island (1813-1904)
Canadian and Australian writer (1816–1891)
Canadian politician (1822-1895)
Canadian politician (1822–1912)
Canadian colonial leader
Canadian politician, lawyer and jurist
Canadian politician
American politician
Canadian-American educator, writer, business woman, physician
Canadian politician and 6th Chief Justice of Canada (1845-1924)
Canadian politician