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Summerside was first settled in 1840 when a wharf was constructed and a road was built to St. Eleanors , the Shire Town of Prince County at the time. A shipyard was soon built at the wharf by Joseph Pope , and the town began to grow. Summerside became a seaport that shipped goods such as Potatoes to the mainland. In 1877 Summerside was officially incorporated. With the shipbuilding industry on the decline, Summerside became a centre for the trading of Fox pelts in the early 1900s . In the 1940s the Royal Canadian Air Force built a Station on the outskirts of the town. After it closed in 1991 , it was converted into a business park. Tourist attractions in Summerside today include Spinnaker's Landing , a group of boutiques on the waterfront, and the P.E.I. Sports Hall Of Fame . A series of Murals downtown depicts Summerside's history.
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