Green Gables - Cavendish, Prince Edward Island
Posted by: wildwoodke
N 46° 29.265 W 063° 22.911
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This house, Green Gables is now part of a National Park and was the inspiration of Lucy Maud Montgomery's "Anne of Green Gables". The farm house is located in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island.
Waymark Code: WMFJJJ
Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada
Date Posted: 10/26/2012
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"Green Gables, part of Lucy Maud Montgomery's Cavendish National Historic Site, is famous around the world as the inspiration for the setting in Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic tale of fiction, Anne of Green Gables. In real life, this farm was the home of David Jr. and Margaret Macneill, who were cousins of Montgomery's grandfather. Designated in 2004, Lucy Maud Montgomery's Cavendish National Historic Site includes the Site of Lucy Maud Montgomery's Cavendish Home and Green Gables.
See: http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/pe/greengables/index.aspx
Each year hundreds of thousands of visitors pass through the gates to visit the home of Anne, who lived at Green Gables in Avonlea. Green Gables is one of the most notable literary landmarks in Canada and is located in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island.
Anne of Green Gables has been translated into over 20 languages with 50 million copies printed.
Each year visitors come from around the globe to walk through the grounds and period farm house.