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Tryon is an unincorporated area in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Situated on Route 1 and Route 10 (Prince Edward Island), it lies within the township of Lot 28 which in 2006 had a population of 880 people.〔Statistics Canada (Community Profile for Lot 28 ), 2006〕 Tryon is not far from Crapaud, Prince Edward Island. The area is mostly rural. In 1856, Charles E. Stanfield and his brother-in-law Samuel Dawson founded Tryon Woollen Mills in Tryon. Charles sold his interest to Samuel a decade later and moved to Truro, Nova Scotia where he founded the well-known Stanfields Underwear, which still operates. Tryon was named after William Tryon (1729-1788) an American colonial governor who also served in Canada.〔 William Baillie Hamilton, ''Place Names of Atlantic Canada'', 1996〕 There are three churches, one Baptist, one United and one Anglican.〔Marion MacDonald, (“From a church to a home” ), ''The Guardian'', 08/09/07〕 Both are noted architectural works by William Critchlow Harris. The United Church was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1990. The local Tryon River Watershed Co-operative is active in preserving and enhancing the Tryon River. ==Notable people== * Morley Bell, lawyer and political figure * Henry Callbeck, merchant and political figure * Augustus Holland, farmer and political figure * Cornelius Howatt, farmer and political figure * William C. Lea, farmer and political figure * His son, Walter Lea, 17th Premier of Prince Edward Island * William Schurman, businessman and politician ==See also== *Abegweit Passage *Cape Tryon Light 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tryon, Prince Edward Island」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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