New Annan | |
|---|---|
rural unincorporated community | |
  New Annan | |
| Coordinates: 46°25′10″N 63°42′42″W / 46.41944°N 63.71167°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Prince Edward Island |
| County | Prince County |
| Founded | 1800s |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (Atlantic (AST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Canadian Postal code | C1N |
| NTS Map | 011L05 |
| GNBC Code | BABWL |
New Annan is a Canadian rural community located in Prince County, Prince Edward Island. It is named after Annan, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.[1] [2]
Cavendish Farms, Prince Edward Island's largest private sector employer, maintains two large frozen foods processing plants in New Annan.[3]
An 1875 gazetteer refers to New Annan Mills as a "small village in Prince co. [County], 6 miles from Summerside. Pop.[Population] 80."[4]
- ^ Hamilton, William B. (1996). "New Annan, PEI". Place names of Atlantic Canada. University of Toronto Press. p. 467. ISBN 0-8020-0471-7. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ "New Annan". PlaceFinder. Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- ^ "New Annan". Business Guide. Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- ^ "New Annan Mills". Lovell's Gazetteer of British North America. Containing the Latest and Most Authentic Descriptions of Over Six Thousand Cities. 1875. p. 209. ISBN 9780543958495. Retrieved November 13, 2011.