Howlan, Prince Edward Island

Howlan is a small, unincorporated community of Prince County in the western part of Prince Edward Island in Canada. Route 148 passes through Howlan as Gaspe Road. The Confederation Trail runs through the community.

History

George William Howlan

The town was named after George William Howlan. Howlan was born in Ireland in 1835 and emigrated to Nova Scotia with his parents in the late 1830s. They settled Prince Edward Island in 1839. Howlan served as the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island from 1894 to 1899, and died in 1901.

Location

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Services

Howlan is very small and does not have any stores or public buildings, other than a church on Howlan Road and the Mill River Resort just outside the community.