Pictou, Colorado

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Pictou, Colorado
Unincorporated community
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Pictou in 2018.
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Coordinates: 37°38′19″N104°48′49″W / 37.63861°N 104.81361°W / 37.63861; -104.81361
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Colorado
CountyHuerfano
Named for Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
Elevation
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1,910 m (6,280 ft)
GNIS feature ID194254 [1]

Pictou is an unincorporated community in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States.

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History

A post office called Pictou was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1932. [2] The community was named after Pictou, Canada, the native home of a mining official Thomas Lowther. [3]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pictou, Colorado
  2. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  3. ↑ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 41.

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