Fortune Bridge, Prince Edward Island

Fortune Bridge, Prince Edward Island

Fortune Bridge is a small unincorporated area on Lot 43, East Parish, King County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is located west of the community of Souris [ [http://gnss.nrcan.gc.ca/gnss-srt/searchName.jsp?language=en Search for Fortune Bridge] at Canadian Geographical Names] [ [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Search/SearchForm_Results.cfm?Lang=E&SearchPR=01&SearchType=Begins Fortune Bridge] at Statistics Canada] [ [http://www.isn.net/susankin/071w.html Fortune Bridge] at The Communities of Eastern Kings]

Author Elmer Blaney Harris built a summer home and founded an artist colony in Fortune Bridge. The home was later owned by actress Colleen Dewhurst and is now an inn and restaurant made famous by its one-time chef Michael Smith. Local residents, including Lydia Dingwell (1852-1931) of nearby Dingwells Mills, would be the inspiration for his play Johnny Belinda. [ [http://elmer.hipbo.org/crit/overview.html Bio @ The Official Elmer Blaney Harris Homepage] ] [ [http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=5371 Elmer Harris @ Internet Broadway Database] ] [imdb name|id=0364668|name=Elmer Harris] [*imdb title|id=0040495|title=Johnny Belinda]

Postal information

Fortune Bridge had its own post office from 1889 to until 1914. The postal code for Fortune Bridge is C0A 2B0 and the following are rural route addresses for the community: Souris Rural Route 4. [ [http://www.gov.pe.ca/placefinder/index.php3?cgndb=BABBI&formattype=&city=Fortune%20Bridge Fortune Bridge] at PEI Place Finder]

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