Lieutenant-Colonel J. David Stewart Armoury - Charlottetown, PEI - People-Named Places on Waymarking.com

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The Place
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Established in 1989, the Prince Edward Island Regiment Museum exhibits artifacts and photographs relating to the history of the militia on Prince Edward Island.

From Nicelocal: "Great number of persons believe that spending time at museums is boring: silently walking around the exhibition rooms, staring at, but never touching anything. Disproving the idea, in contemporary museums customers of all generations have an opportunity to visit different cultural events all year round, attend concerts, take diverse courses or become involved in many hands-on activities.

Col. J. David Stewart Armoury is a place in our city which creates friendly learning environment and offers information on many topics, both local and international. In destinations like this, customers are offered to follow museum's visual cues, use a multimedia portable guide or take a guide that will show the most interesting exhibits.

Pay a visit to the location in: Charlottetown, PEI, 1 Haviland St. To figure out other facts you can use the phone number: +1 (902) 368-01-08. Col. J. David Stewart Armoury is accessiblle Tue-Sat: 10AM to 4PM." (visit link)

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The Person
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From Wikipedia: "John David Stewart (August 21, 1910 – December 5, 1988) was a businessperson and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 5th Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1960 to 1966 and 6th Queens from 1966 to 1970 as a Conservative.

He was born in Georgetown, Prince Edward Island, the son of James David Stewart and Barbara Alice Westaway, and was educated in Charlottetown. He married Constance Creelman, the daughter of Creelman MacArthur, in 1935. Stewart served overseas during World War II as a captain and then major in the Canadian Army and was given command of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada as Lieutenant-Colonel in 1943. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and Efficiency Decoration for his service during the war.

Stewart was a city councillor for Charlottetown City Council and was mayor from 1951 to 1958. He served in the province's Executive Council as provincial secretary and Minister of Tourist Development and Municipal Affairs. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1970. Stewart died in Charlottetown at the age of 78." (visit link)

Year it was dedicated: 7/30/1959 Location of Coordinates: Building entrance Related Web address (if available): [Web Link] Type of place/structure you are waymarking: Military building and museum

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