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Why did Dutch farming families move to Prince Edward Island after 1945?
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Following World War II, Dutch farming families immigrated to Prince Edward Island primarily because they were seeking land that was both fertile and inexpensive. Their arrival was part of a broader trend of post-1945 migration that included other western Europeans, Americans, and Latin Americans settling on the island.1