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Pictou, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Pictou in 2018.
Pictou in 2018.
Pictou is located in Colorado
Pictou
Pictou
Pictou is located in the United States
Pictou
Pictou
Coordinates: 37°38′19″N 104°48′49″W / 37.63861°N 104.81361°W / 37.63861; -104.81361
Country United States
StateColorado
CountyHuerfano
Named afterPictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
Elevation
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6,280 ft (1,910 m)
GNIS feature ID194254[1]

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

History

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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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