Pictou,_Colorado

Pictou, Colorado

Pictou, Colorado

Unincorporated community in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States

Pictou is an unincorporated community in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States.[1]

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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]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pictou
  2. [2]
    "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  3. [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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