Pictou, Colorado
Pictou, Colorado | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Coordinates: 37°38′19″N 104°48′49″W / 37.63861°N 104.81361°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County | Huerfano |
Named for | Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Pictou is an unincorporated community in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States.[1]
History[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pictou
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ^ 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.
External links[edit]
Media related to Pictou, Colorado at Wikimedia Commons