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Petersville, pv. Frederick en. Md. 90 xw An.
PE-TIC', an inland town of Mexico, in Sonora,
160 m. NE of Guaymas (which forins its
port), in the centre of a rich mining district.
Lieut. Hardy, R. N., who visited this place
about 20 years ago, says he saw silver in
bars, piled up in the shops as if it were
wood. This was at a time when the ex-
portation of silver was forbidden by the
government. Lat. about 293 30′ N, Lou.
1102 w. Pop. stated at 5,000.
PEWAUKIE, tp. Milwaukie co. Wis.
PEYTONSBURG, pt. Pittsylvania co.Va. [of Ne.
PEYTONSVILLE, pv. Williamson co. Tenn. 278
PHARISBURG, pv. Union co. O. 50 Nw of Cs.
PHARSALIA, pl. Chenango co. N.Y. 127 w Al.
Pharsalia, pv. Panola co. Miss.
[gua.
PHELPS, pl. Ontario co. N.Y. 15 E Canandai-
Phelps, pt. Ashtabula co. O.
PHELPSTOWN, pt. Ingham co. Mich. 71 w D.
PHILADELPHIA, pt. Jefferson co. N. Y. 16 NE
of Watertown.
[83 ENE of J.
Philadelphia, pv. cap. of Neshoba co. Miss.
Philadelphia, pv. Monroe co. Tenn. 160 ESE of
Nashville.

Philadelphia, pv. Hancock co. Ind. 15 E of Is.
Philadelphia, pv. Van Buren co. Iowa, on Des
Moines river.
[of Rh.
PHILADELPHUS, pv. Robeson co. N. Č. 106 s
PHILIPSBURG, pv. Centre co. Pa. 120 Nw of H.
Philipsburg, pv. Jefferson co. O. on Ohio r.
PHILIPSPORT, pv. Sullivan co. N.Y. 92 ssw Al.
PHILIPSTOWN, pv. White co. Ill. 190 SE of Sd.
PHILIPSVILLE, pv. Alleghany co. N.Y. on
Genesee river.

PHILLIP, pt. Franklin co. Me. 55 Nw of A.
PHILLIPSBURG, pv. Orange co. N.Y. 109 s Al.
Phillipsburg, tp. Beaver co. Pa. [river.
Phillipsburg, borough, Beaver co. Pa. on Ohio
Phillipsburg, pv. Erie co. Pa. 268 Nw of H.
PHILLIPSTON, pt. Worcester co. Mass. 65 N B.
PHILLIPSTOWN, tp. Putnam co. N.Y. on the
Hudson.
[wego r.
PHILLIPSVILLE, v. Oswego co. N.Y. on Os-
PHILOMONT, рv. Loudon co. Va. 12 s of Lees-
ville.

PHIPPSBURG, pt. Lincoln co. Me. 44 s of A.
PHENIX, pv. Oswego co. N.Y. 150 wNw Al.
PHOENIXVILLE, pv. Chester co. Pa. on the
Schuylkill.

PICKAWAY, tp. Pickaway co. O. [Nw of Ca.
PICKENS C. H. cap. of Pickens dist. S. C. 130
PICKENSVILLE, pv. Pickens dist. S. C.
Pickensville, pv. Pickens co. Ala. on Tom-
PICKERING, i. Hancock co. Me.
[bigbee r.
PICKERINGTON, pv. Fairfield co. O. 17 ESE CS.
PICTOU, pik-too, a sea-port 1. of Nova Sco-
tia, on the N coast. Lat. 45° 40′ N, Lon.
near 63 w. Pop. above 3,000.
PIEDMONT, pv. Harris co. Ga. 135 wsw of M.
PIERMONT, pt. Grafton co. N. H. 65 NNW Cd.
Piermont, pv. Rockland co. N.Y. 24 N of New
York.
[Canton.
PIERPONT, pt. St. Lawrence co. N.Y. 8 E of
Pierpont, pt. Ashtabula co. O. 213 NE of Cs.
PIG г. Va. flows into the Roanoke.
PIGEON, tp. Vanderburgh co. Ind.

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Pike, tp. Union co. Ind. [ington (borough).
PIKE RUN, pt. Washington co. Pa. 18 SE Wash-
PIKETON, pv. cap. of Pike co. Ky. 173 ESE F.
Piketon, pv. cap. of Pike co. O. 19 s of Chi-
licothe.

Piketon, pv. Marion co. Ind. 9 NW of Is.
PIKEVILLE, pv. Baltimore co. Md. 8 Nw of
Baltimore.
[of T.
Pikeville, pv. cap. of Marion co. Ala. 68 NNW
Pikeville, pv. cap. of Bledsoe co. Tenn. 112
ESE of Nashville.
[river.

PILATKA, pv. St. John's co. Flor. on St. John's
PILES GROVE, tp. Salem co. N. J. 10 NE Salem.
PINCKNEY, tp. Lewis co. N.Y. 16 Nw of Mar-
tinsburg.

Pinckney, pv. Rutherford co. N. C. 226 w Rh.
Pinckney, pv. Williamson co. Teun. 28 s Ne.
Pinckney, pv. Warren co. Mo. on Missouri r.
PINCKNEYVILLE, pv. Union dist. S. C. on
Broad river.
[tahoochee r.
Pinckneyville, pv. Gwinnett co. Ga. on Chat-
Pinckneyville, pv. Tallapoosa co. Ala.
Pinckneyville, pv. Wilkinson co. Miss. 150
sw of Jackson.
[s of Sd.
Pinckneyville, pv. cap. of Perry co. Ill. 134
PINDERTOWN, pv. Lee co. Ga. on Flint r.
PINE, tp. Alleghany co. Pa. 11 N of Pittsburg.
Pine, tp. Armstrong co. Pa. on Alleghany r.
PINE BLUFF, pv. cap. of Jef. co. Ark. on Ark. r.
PINE BROOK, pv. Morris co. N. J. 63 N of Tn.
PINE Cr. Pa. flows into the West Branch of the
Susquehanna.

Pine Cr. tp. Clinton co. Pa.
Pine Cr. tp. Jefferson co. Pa.
PINE.GROVE, pt. Schuylkill co. Pa 43 NE of H.
Pine Grove, tp. Venango co. Pa.
Pine Grove, tp. Warren co. Pa.
PINE HILL, V. Genesee co. N.Y.
PINE PLAINS, pt. Dutchess co. N.Y. 25 NE of
Poughkeepsie.
[town.
PINEVILLE, pv. Bucks co. Pa. 7 E of Doyles-
Pineville, pv.Charleston dist. S. C. on Santee r.
Pineville, pv. Marion co. Ga. [Tombigbee r.
Pineville, pv. Marengo eo. Ala. a little ɛ of
PINGREEVILLE, pv. Grafton co. N. H. on Con-
PINK, tp. Wayne co. Pa.
[necticut r.
PINKHAM'S GRANT, pt. Coos co. N. H. 92 N Cd.
PINKNEY, tp. Calhoun co. Mich
PINKSVILLE, pv Armstrong co. Pa. 197 wxw H.
PINTLALA г. Ala. flows into Alabama r.
PIQUA, pv. Miami co. O. on Miami r.
PIQUEA, pv. Lancaster co. Pa. 54 SE of H.
PISCATAQUA r. N. H. See GAZETTEER.
PISCATAQUIS г. Me. flows into the Penobscot,
40 m. above Bangor.
[rimack.
PISCATAQUOG r. N. H. an affluent of the Mer-
PISCATAWAY, tp. Middlesex co. N. J. 5 N of
New Brunswick.
[sw of An.
Piscataway, pv. Prince George's co. Md. 56
PISECO, lake, Hamilton co. N.Y. 6 m. long.
Piseco, pv. Hamilton co. N.Y. on Piseco Lake.
PITCAIRN, pt. St. Lawrence co. N.Y. 30 s of
Canton.
[wich.
PITCHER, pt. Chenango co. N.Y. 16 w of Nor-
PITCHER SPRINGS, pv. Chenango co. N.Y. 126
w of Albany
[Piney cr.
PITCH LANDING, pv. Hertford co. N. C. on

PIKE, pt. Alleghany co. N.Y. 20 N of Angelica. PITT, tp. Alleghany co. Pa. on Alleghany r.

Pike, pt. Berks co. Pa.

Pike, pt. Bradford co. Pa.

Pike, ip. Clearfield co. Pa.

Pike, tp. Potter co. Pa.

Pike, tp. Coshocton co. O.
Pike, tp. Perry co. O.

PITTSBOROUGH, рv. cap. of Chatham co. N.C. 34 w of Raleigh.

PITTSBURG, tp. Coos co. N. H.

Pittsburg, pv. Henry co. Ga. 75 wNw of M.

Pittsburg, pv. Johnson co. Ark. on Arkansas r.
Pittsburg, pv. Carroll co. Ind. 68 NNW of Is.

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PITTSFIELD, pt. Somerset co. Me. 43 x of A.
Pittsfield, pt. Merrimack co. N. H. 15 NE of Cd.
Pittsfield, pt. Rutland co. Vt. 70 ssw of Mtr.
Pittsfield, pt. Berkshire co. Mass. 130 w of B.
Pittsfield, pt. Otsego co. N.Y. 18 w of Coo-
perstown.

Pittsfield, pt. Lorain co. O. 106 NNE of Cs..
Pittsfield pt. Washtenaw co. Mich. 35 w of D.
Pittsfield pv.cap. of Pike co. Ill. 70 wsw of Sd.
PITTSFORD, pt. Rutland co. Vt. 70 sw of Mtr.
Pittsford, pv. Monroe co. N.Y. 6 E Rochester.
Pittsford, pt. Hillsdale co. Mich. 90 wsw of D.
PITTSGROVE, pt. Salem co. N. J. 16 E of Salem.
PITTSTON, pt. Kennebec co. Me. on Kenne-
[Troy,
bec river.
PITTSTOWN, pt. Rensselaer co. N.Y. 12 NE of
Pittstown, pv. Hunterdon co. N. J. 33 NNW
[of Tn.
Pittstown, tp. Luzerne co. Pa.
PITTSYLVANIA C. H. cap. of Pittsylvania co.
Va. 162 wsw of Richmond.
PLAIN, tp. Stark co. O.

Plain, pt. Wayne co. O. 90 NE of Cs.
PLAINFIELD, pt. Sullivan co. N.H.62 Nw of Cd.
Plainfield, pt. Washington co. Vt. 9 E of Mtr.
Plainfield, pt. Hampshire co. Mass. 115 w of B.
Plainfield, pt. Windham co. Conn. 45 E of Hd.
Plainfield, pt. Otsego co. N.Y. 15 xw of Coo-
perstown.

Plainfield, pv. Essex co. N. J. 39 NE of Ta.
Plainfield, tp. Northampton co. Pa.

Plainfield, pv. Coshocton co. O. SO NE of Cs.
Plainfield, tp. Allegan co. Mich.
Plainfield, pt. Hendricks co. Ind. 15 wsw of Is.
Plainfield, pv. Will co. Ill. 173 NE of Sd.
PLAINVILLE, PV. Onondaga co. N.Y. 155 w Al.
PLAISTOW, pt. Rockinghain co. N. H. 37 SE Cd.
PLANTERSVILLE, pv. Perry co. Ala. 77 8 of T.
PLAQUEMINE BAYOU, an outlet of the Missis-
sippi, flowing into the Atchafalaya.
PLAQUEMINE, pv. cap. of Iberville par. La. on
Mississippi river.

[souri.
PLATTE T. See GAZETTEER.
PLATTE, LITTLE, г. Mo. flows into the Mis-
PLATTE CITY, pv. cap. of Platte co. Mo. on
[Kingston.
Little Platte r.
PLATTEKILL, pt. Ulster co. N. Y. 20 s of
PLATTEVILLE, pv. Grant co. Wis. 78 wsw of
Madison.

PLATTSBURG, N.Y. See GAZETTEER.
Plattsburg, pv. cap. of Clinton co. Mo. 180
WNW of Jefferson City.

PLEASANT, tp. Warren co. Pa.
Pleasant, tp. Brown co. O.
Pleasant, tp. Fairfield co. O.

Pleasant, tp. Knox co. O. ou Vernon r.
Pleasant, pt. Switzerland co. Ind. 82 SE of Is.
PLEASANT GROVE, pv. Morris co. N. J. on
Schooley's Mountain, 40 N of Tn. [1broad.
PLEASANT LAKE, Hamilton co. N.Y. 3 in. long,
PLEASANT UNITY, pv. Westmoreland co. Pa.
161 w of Harrisburg.

PLEASANT VALE, pv. Pike co. Ill. 90 wsw Sd.
PLEASANT VALLEY, pv. Litchfield co. Conn. 22
[Poughkeepsie.
w of Hartford.
Pleasant Valley, pt. Dutchess co. N.Y. 7 NE of
[s of Al.
Pleasant Valley, pv. Bucks co. Pa.
PLEASANTVILLE, pv. Westchester co. N.Y. 120
Pleasantville, pv. Montgomery co. Pa.
Pleasantville, pv. Rockingham co. N. C. 112
[of Ne.
NW of Raleigh.
Pleasantville, pv. Hickman co. Tenn. 73 wsw
Pleasantville, pv. Fairfield co. O. 40 SE of Cs.
PLEASUREVILLE, pv. Heury co. Ky. 19 xw F.
PLESIS, pv. Jefferson co. N.Y. 190 Nw of AL.

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PLUCKEMIN, PV. Somerset co. N. J. 37 x of T.
PLUM, tp. Alleghany co. Pa.
Plum Cr. tp. Armstrong co. Pa.
Plum, tp. Venango co. Pa.

1 broad.

PLUM ISLAND, Suffolk co. N.Y. 3 m. long, and
PLUMSTEAD, pt. Bucks co. Pa. 30 N of Phila
PLUNKET'S CR. tp. Lycoming co. Pa.
PLYMOUTH, pt. Penobscot co. Me. 59 NE of A.
Plymouth, pt. Grafton co. N. H. 40 x of Ca
Plymouth, pt. Windsor co. Vt. 73 s of Mir.
Plymouth, Mass. See GAZETTEER.
Plymouth, pt. Litchfield co. Conn. 23 w Hd.
Plymouth, pt. Chenango co. N.Y.
Plymouth, pt. Luzerne co. Pa.
Plymouth, ip. Montg. co. Pa. 14 NNW of Phila.
Plymouth, pv. cap. of Washington co. N.C.
on Roanoke river.
Plymouth, pv. Lowndes co. Miss. 147 Nɛ of J.
Plymouth, pt. Richland co. O. 77 NNE of Cs.
Plymouth, pt. Wayne co. Mich. 25 sw of D.
Plymouth, pv. cap. Marshall co. Ind. 115N Is.
Plymouth, pv. Hancock co. Ill. 92 wNw of Sd.
PLYMOUTH GRANT, tp. Aroostook co. Me.
PLYMOUTH HOLLOW, pv. Litchfield co. Conn.
25 w of Hartford.

PLYMPTON, pt. Plymouth co. Mass. 41 SE of B.
POCAHONTAS, pv. cap. of Randolph co. Ark.
on Big Black river.

POCASSET, pv. Barnstable co. Mass. 63 så В.
POCOMOKE г. Md. flows into Pocomoke Bay,
an arm of Chesapeake Bay.
Pocono, tp. Monroe co. Pa.
POCOTALICO r. Va, flows into Great Kanawha r.
[at Troy.
Pocotalico, pv. Beaufort dist. S. C. on Com-

bahee river.
POESTENKILL r. N.Y. flows into the Hudson
Poestenkill, pv. Rensselaer co. N.Y. 13 E Al.
POINT, tp. Northumberland co. Pa.
POINT BOLIVAR, V. Galveston co. Texas, on
a point of land extending towards Galves-
ton I., thus forming the strait called Galves-
ton Pass or Inlet.

POINT COUPEE, pv. cap. of Point Coupee par.
La. on Mississippi river.

POINT ISABEL, Texas, (formerly St. Isabel.) a
point of laud projecting into the Laguna
del Madre, opposite to an inlet called the
Barra or Brazos de Santiago, about 110 m.
s of Corpus Christi, and 30 E from Mata-
On this point stands Fort Polk, an
important American fortress.
POINT OF ROCKS, pv. Frederick co. Md. 92
[Delaware.
NW of Annapolis.

moras.

POINT PLEASANT, pv. Bucks co. Pa. on the
Point Pleasant, pv. cap. of Mason co. Va. on
Ohio river.

Point Pleasant, pv. Clermont co. O. on Ohior.
POKAGON, tp. Cass co. Mich.
POLAND, pt. Cumberland co. Me. 50 sw of A.
Poland, tp. Chautauque co. N. Y. 22 st of
Mayville.

Poland, pv. Herkimer co. N.Y. 90 xw of Al.
Poland, pt. Trumbull co. O. on Mahoning r.
POLLOPSVILLE, pv. Jones co. N. C.
POMEROY, pv. Meigs co. O. 100 se of Cs.
POMFRET, pt. Windsor co. Vt. 50 s of Mtr.
Pomfret, pt. Windham co. Conn. 40 E of Hd.
Pomfret, tp. Chautauque co. N.Y. on L. Erie.
POMME DE TERRE г. Mo. flows into Osage r
POMPEY, pt. Onondaga co. N.Y. 14 se of Sy

racuse.

POMPEY HILL, V. Onondaga co. N.Y
POMPTON, pv. Morris co. N. J. SA NE of Tn.

Pompton, tp. Passaic co. N. J. 23 xw of Hack-
ensack.
[65 m. sw of San Juan.
PONCE, a sea-port on the s coast of Porto Rico,
PONKAS. See PUNCABS.

PON TI-AC, pv. cap. of Oakland co. Mich, on
Clinton r. 25 NW of Detroit.
[of Sd.
Pontiac, pv. cap. of Livingston co. Ill. 110 NNE
PONTOTOC, pv. cap. of Pontotoc co. Miss. 175
NNE of Jackson.

POOLVILLE, pv. Madison co. N.Y. 95 w of Al.
POOLSVILLE, pv. Montgomery co. Md. 73 wxw
of Annapolis.
[of Ca.
Poolsville, pv. Spartanburg dist. S. C. 107 Nw
Poolsville, pv. De Kalb eo. Ga. 90 xw of M.
Poolsville, pv. Warren co. Ind. 83 wxw of Is.
POPLAR PLAINS, pv. Fleming co. Ky. 96 E of F.
POPLIN, pt. Rockingham co. N. II. 30 SE of Cd.
POQUETANOCK, pv. New London co. Conn. 43
SE of Hartford.

POQUONOCK, pv. Hartford co. Conn. 10 N Hd.
PORTAGE F. O. flows into L. Erie at Port
Clinton.
[Angelica.
Portage, tp. Alleghany co. N. Y. 18 N of
Portage, tp. Summit co. O.

Portage, pt. Wood co. O. on Portage r.
Portage, pv. St. Joseph co. Ind. on St. Jo-
Portage, pt. Kalamazoo co. Mich. [seph's r.
PORTAGE DES SIOUX, pv. St. Charles co. Mo.
on Mississippi river.
[Genessee r.
PORTAGEVILLE, pv. Alleghany co. N.Y. on
PORT ALLEGHANY, pv. M'Kean co. Pa. on
Alleghany river.

PORT-AU-PLATTE, a sea-port on the x coast of Hayti, 150 m. NE of Port-au-Prince. It exports mahogany to the United States. PORT BYRON, pv. Cayuga co. N.Y. 158 w Al. Port Byron, pv. Rock Island co. Ill. on Miss. r. PORT CADDO, v. of Harrison co. Texas, on the s side of Ferry Lake.

PORT CARBON, pv. Schuylkill co. Pa.
PORT CAVALLO or CABALLO, (see Introduc-
tion XXVII. 4,) a v. of Texas, on the
point of a strip of land extending for 60 m.
between Matagorda Bay and the sea.
PORT CHESTER, pv. Westchester co. N.Y. on
Byram river.
[Schuylkill.
PORT CLINTON, pv. Schuylkill co. Pa. on the
Port Clinton, pv. cap. of Ottawa co. O. on
Portage river.
[of Tn.
PORT COLDEN, pv. Warren co. N. J. 50 NNW
PORT CONWAY, pv. King George's co. Va. 84
NSE of Richmond.
PORT DEPOSIT, pv. Cecil co. Md. on Susqa. r.
PORT ELIZABETH, pv. Cumberland co. Ñ. J.
73 ssw of Trenton.

PORTER, pt. Oxford co. Me. 86 sw of A.
Porter, ip. Niagara co. N.Y. 16 Nw Lockport.
Porter, tp. Huntingdon eo. Pa.
Porter, tp. Jefferson co. Pa.
Porter, tp. Cass co. Mich.
[SE of Hd.
PORTERSVILLE, pv. New London co. Conn. 55
Portersville, py, Butler co. Pa. 218 www of II.
Portersville, pv. Tipton co. Tenn. 214 wsw Ne.
Portersville, pv. Dubois co. Ind. 124 ssw of Is.
PORT GIBSON, pv. Ontario co. N.Y. on the
Erie Canal.
[45 N of Natchez.
Port Gibson, pv. cap. of Claiborne co. Miss.
PORT HENRY, pv. Essex co. N.Y. on Lake
PORT HOMER, pv. Jef. co. O. [Champlain.
PORT HUDSON, pv. East Feliciana par. La. 146
NW of New Orleans.

PORT HURON, pt. St. Clair co. Mich. 60 NE D.
PORT JACKSON, pv. Montgomery co. N.Y. on
Mohawk river.

PORT JEFFERSON, pv. Suffolk co. N.Y.
PORT JERVIS, pv. Orange co. N.Y. on Del. r.
PORT KENT, pv. Essex co. N.Y: on L. Cham-
plain.

PORT LA VACCA, or LA BACA, v. of Victoria co. Texas, on the w side of La Vacca Bay. PORTLAND, pt. Middlesex co. Coun. 15 s Hd. Portland, pt. Chautauque co. N.Y. 7 s of Mayville.

Portland, pv. Dallas co. Ala. on Alabama r.
Portland, pv. Jefferson co. Ky. on Ohio r.
Portland, tp. Erie co. O.
Portland, pt. Ionia co. Mich. 123 WNW of D.
Portland, pv. Fountain co. Ind. on Wabash r.
Portland, pv. Whitesides co. Ill. 177 N of Sd.
Portland, pv. Callaway co. Mo. 31 ENE of Jef-
ferson City.

Portland, pv. Van Buren co. Iowa.
PORT LEON, Flor. See GAZETTEER.
PORT MAHON, pv. Huntington co. Ind.
PORT MORANT, a sea-port on the s coast of
Jamaica, 30 m. E from Kingston.
POR TO CA-BELLO (Sp. Puerto Cabello,pwer'-
to kah-vel'yo,) an important sea-port of Ve-
nezuela, 80 m. w of Caraccas. Lat. 100
28 N, Lon. 68° 17' w. Pop. stated at 7,000.
PORT ONTARIO, pv. Oswego co. N.Y. on Sal-
mon river.
[ware r.

PORT PENN, pv. New Castle co. Del. on DelaPORT REPUBLIC, pv. Atlantic co. N.J. 80 %

of Trenton.

Port Republic, pv. Calvert co. Md. 50 s of An. Port Republic, pv. Rockingham co. Va. 120 NW of Richmond.

PORT ROYAL, pv. Juniata co. Pa. 46 w of H.
Port Royal, pv. Caroline co. Va. 84 N R.
Port Royal, pv. Montgomery co. Tenn. 43 NW
of Nashville.

Port Royal, pv. Henry co. Ky. [Michigan.
PORT SHELDON, pv. Ottawa co. Mich. on L.
PORTSMOUTH, pt. Newport co. R. I. 7 NW of
Newport.
[beth r.

Portsmouth, pv. Norfolk co. Va. on Eliza-
Portsmouth, pv. Carteret co. N. C.
Portsmouth, pv. cap. of Scioto co. O. on Sci-
oto river, at its entrance into Ohio r. 90 s Cs.
PORT TOBACCO, pv. cap. of Charles co. Md.
PORTVILLE, pt. Cattaraugus co. N.Y. on Al-
leghany river.
[on Tuscarawas r.
PORT WASHINGTON, pv. Tuscarawas co. O.
POSEY, tp. Harrison co. Ind.
Posey, tp. Switzerland co. Ind.
Posey, tp. Washington co, Ind. [s of Mtr.
POST MILLS VILLAGE, PV. Orange co. Vt. 38
POSTVILLE, pv. Herkimer co. N.Y. 98 Nw Al.
Postville, pv. cap. of Logan co. Ill. 40 NE Sd.
POTEAU r. Ark. flows into the Arkansas r. at
Fort Smith.
[ESE of Jef. City.
POTOSI, pv. cap. of Washington co. Mo. 110
Potosi, pv. Grant co. Wis.
[ket r.
POTSDAM, pt. St. Lawrence co. N.Y. on Rac-
POTTAWATOMIES, a tribe of Indians formerly
dwelling about L. Huron, and in Indiana.
Many of them have been removed to the
west of the Mississippi.
POTTER, pt. Yates co. N.Y. 200 w of Al.
Potter, tp. Centre co. Pa. 70 Nw of H.
POTTER'S HOLLOW, V. Albany co. N.Y.
POTTER'S MILLS, pv. Centre co. Pa. 73 Nw H.
POTTERSVILLE, pv. Hunterdon co. N. J. 48
NNW of Trenton.

POTTIESVILLE, pv. Louisa co. Va. 47 NNW R. POTTS GROVE, tp. Montgomery co. Pa. on the Schuylkill.

POTTSTOWN, borough, Montgomery co. Pa. 37
N of Philadelphia.
[NW of Phila.
POTTSVILLE, borough, Schuylkill co. Pa. 99
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. See GAZETTEER
Poughkeepsie, pv. Allen co. Ind. 126 NNE IS.
POULTNEY r. Vt. flows into L. Champlain.
Poultney, tp. Rutland co. Vt. 60 sw of Mtr.
Poultney, tp Steuben co. N.Y.

POUNDRIDGE, pt. Westchester co. N.Y.15 NE
of White Plains.

POWELL'S r. Va. passing into Tenn. unites
with Clinch r. 38 NE of Knoxville.
POWELLTON, pv. Richmond co. N. C. 118 sw
Powellton, pv. Hancock co. Ga. [of Rh.
POWERVILLE, pv. Morris co. N. J. 64 N of Tu.
Powerville, pv. Bracken co. Ky. 60 NE F.
POWNAL, pt. Cumberland co. Me. 18 NE of
Portland.

Pownal, pt. Bennington co. Vt.

Powow r. N. H. flows into the Merrimack.
PRAIRIE, tp. Washington co. Ark.
Prairie, tp. Holmes co. O.
Prairie, tp. Henry co. Ind.
Prairie, tp. Howard co. Mo.

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, pv. cap. of Crawford co
Wis. 125 W of Madison, on the Miss. r.
PRAIRIE DU ROCHER, pv. Randolph co. Ill. on
Mississippi river.
[Wisconsin r.
PRAIRIE DU SAC, pv. cap. of Sauk co. Wis, on
PRAIRIE LA PORTE, pv. cap. of Clayton co.
Iowa, on Mississippi river.

PRAIRIE RONDE, tp. Kalamazoo co. Mich.
PRAIRIETON, pv. Vigo co. Ind. 80 wsw of Is.
Prairieton, pv. Lawrence co. Ill. 147 Sɛ of Sd.
PRAIRIE VILLAGE, pv. Milwaukie co. Wis.
PRAIRIEVILLE, pv. Clinton co. Ind. 52 NNW
of Indianapolis.

Catskill.

Prairieville, pv. Randolph co. Ill. 126 s of Sd.
Prairieville, tp. Milwaukie co. Wis.
PRALLSVILLE, pv. Hunterdon co. N. J. 20
NNW of Trenton.
[ton r.
PRATTSBURG, pt. Steuben co. N.Y. on Conhoc-
Prattsburg, pv. Orange co. N. C. 34 NW Rh.
Prattsburg, pv. Talbot co. Ga. 80 wsw of M.
PRATTSVILLE, pt. Greene co. NY. 38 w of
(ga r.
PREBLE, pt. Cortland co. N.Y. on Toughnio-
PRESCOTT, tp. Washington co. Me.
Prescott, pt. Hampshire co. Mass. 77 w of B.
PRESTON, pt. New London co, Conn. 45 SE Hd.
Preston, pt. Chenango co. N.Y. 118 w of Al.
Preston, pt. Wayne co. Pa. 184 NE of H.
Preston, v. of Matagorda co. Texas, near the
left bank of the Colorado. [ESE of F.
PRESTONBURG, pv. cap. of Floyd co. Ky. 120
PRESTON HOLLOw, pv. Albany co. N.Y. 38 w
of Albany.
[nessee r.
PRESTONVILLE, pv. Rhea co. Tenn. on Ten-
PRICE, tp. Monroe co. Pa.

PRICETOWN, pv. Berks co. Pa. 62 E of H.
PRICEVILLE, pv. Wayne co. Pa. 200 NE of H.
PRINCE EDWARD C. H. pv. cap. of Prince Ed-
ward co. Va. 77 wsw of Richmond.
PRINCE FREDERICKTOWN, PV. cap. of Calvert
co. Md. 46 s of Annapolis.
PRINCE GEORGE C. H. pv. cap. of Prince
George co. Va. 23 SSE of Richmond
PRINCESS ANNE, pv. cap. of Somerset co. Md.
on Monokin river. [co. Vn. 132 SE of R.
Princess Aune C. H. pv. cap. of Princess Anne
PRINCETON, pv. Washington co. Me. 220 NE A.
Princeton, pt. Worcester co. Mass. 16 N of
Worcester.
[Schenectady.
Princeton, pt. Schenectady co. N. Y. 8 w of

Princeton, borough, N. J. See GAZETTEER.
Princeton, pv. Mercer co. Va,
Princeton, pv. cap. of Washington co. Miss.
on Mississippi river.
[wsw of F.
Princeton, pv. cap. of Caldwell co. Ky. 225
Princeton, pv. Builer co. O. 100 wsw of Cs.
Princeton, pv. cap. of Gibson co. Ind. 142 sw
of Indianapolis.
[of Sd.
Princeton, pv. cap. of Bureau co. II. 135 x
Princeton, pv. Scott co. Iowa, on Mississippi r.
PRINCETOWN, pv. Berks co. Pa.
PRINCEVILLE, PV. Peoria co. Ill. 92 x of Sd.
PROCTORSVILLE, pv. Windsor co. Vt. 73 x Mtr.
Proctorsville, pv. Crawford co. Ind. on Great
Blue river.

PROSPECT, pt. Waldo co. Me. on Penobscot r.
Prospect, pt. N. Haven co. Conn. 54 s of Hd.
Prospect, pv. Butler co. Pa.

PROVIDENCE, pt. Saratoga co. N.Y. 40 xsw Al.
Providence, pt. Luzerne co. Pa. 146 NE of H.
Providence, pv. Fairfax co. Va. 120 N of R.
Providence, pv. Mecklenburg co. N. C. 173
wsw of Raleigh.

Providence, pv. Pickens co. Ala. 70 w of T.
Providence, pv. Hopkins co. Ky. 214 wsw F.
Providence, pv. Wood co. O. 140 NNW of Cs.
Providence, pv. Bureau co. Ill. 114 x of Sd.
PROVINCETOWN, pt. Barnstable co. Mass.
PRUNTYTOWN, pv. Harrison co. Va.
PUEBLA. See LA PUEBLA, Gazetteer.
PUEBLO DE LOS ANGELES, pweb'lo del loce
ang Hel-es, i. e. the "city or habitation of
the angels," a t, on the sw coast of Cali-
fornia, noted for the vineyards in its vi-
cinity. The grapes are of the finest quality,
and the chief part of the wine manufac
tured in California is made here.
about 34° N, Lon. 118° w.

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PUERCO, PWeR'ko, r. Texas, the largest af-
fluent of the Rio del Norte, rises near San-
ta Fe, and flowing southerly falls into the
Rio del Norte, near 29° 10′ N Lat. and 1030
w Lon. Length above 500 m.
PUGHTOWN, pv. Chester co. Pa, on French er.
PULASKI, V. Oswego co. N.Y. on Salmon r.
Pulaski, py. Mercer co. Pa. 248 wxw of H.
Pulaski, pv. cap. of Giles co. Tenn. 74 s Ne.
Pulaski, pt. Jackson co. Mich. 90 w of D.
Pulaski, pv. Hancock co. Ill. 85 wxw of Sd.
PULASKIVILLE, pv. Knox co. O. 52 NE of Cs.
PULTNEY, pt. Steuben co. N.Y. 15 NE of Bath.
Pultney, tp. Belmont co. O. [Ontario.
PULTNEYVILLE, pv. Wayne co. N.Y. on Lake
PUMPKINTOWN, pv. Pickens dist. S. C.
PUNASHLI INDIANS. See BANNACKS.
PUN'CAHS or PON'KAS, a tribe of Indians in
the SE part of Missouri Territory.
PUNGOTEAGUE, pung-go-teeg', pv. Accomse
co. Va. 180 E of Richmond.
[of H.
PUNXATAWNEY, pv. Jefferson co. Pa. 183 xw
PURDY, pv. cap. of M'Nairy co. Tenn. 149
sw of Nashville.

PURDYVILLE, pv. Wayne co. Pa. 160 NE of H.
PUTNAM, pt. Washington co. N.Y.90 x of AL
Putnam, pt. Muskingum co. O. 55 E of Cs.
Putnam, ip. Livingston co. Mich. [Carmel.
PUTNAM VALLEY, pt. Putnam co. N.Y. 9 w of
PUTNAMVILLE, pv. Putnam co. Ind. 42 w of Is.
PUTNEY, pt. Windham co. Vt. on Conn. r.
PYMATUNING, tp. Mercer co. Pa.
PYRAMID LAKE, a lake of California, situated
immediately E of the Sierra Nevada, and
intersected by the 40th parallel of x Lat
It derives its name from an insular pyramid

of rock of remarkable regularity, which
rises from its surface, to the height of
about 600 ft. Length 40 m.; breadth 10 or

15 m.

PERAMUS, pv. Bergen co. N. J. 83 NE of Tn.

QUADRA. See VANCOUVER'S ISLAND.
QUAKER SPRINGS, pv. Columbia co. Ga.,103
ENE of Milledgeville.
[of Th.
QUAKERTOWN, pv. Hunterdon co. N. J. 31 nw
Quakertown, pv. Bucks co. Pa. 37 NNW Phila.
QUALLATOWN, pv. Haywood co. N. C.
QUANTICO, PV. Somerset co. Md. 93 Sɛ of An.
QUEECHEE T. Vt. flows into Connecticut r.
QUEECHEE VILLAGE, pv. Windsor co. Vt. 57 s
of Montpelier.
[Somerset.
QUEMAHONING, tp. Somerset co. Pa. 11 NE of
QUEEN ANNE, pv. Prince George's co. Md. on
Patuxent river.

QUEEN CHARLOTTE's I. on the W coast of N.
America, is intersected by the 53d parallel
of N Lat. and the 132d meridian of w Lon.
Length 180 m.; average breadth 30 m. See
VANCOUVER'S ISLAND. [WNW of Ca.
QUEENSBOROUGH, pv. Anderson dist. S. C. 113
QUEENSBURG, pt. Warren co. N.Y. 57 N of Al.
QUEENSDALE, pv. Robeson co. N. C. 110 ssw
of Raleigh.
[Chester Bay.
QUEENSTOWN, pv. Queen Anne co. Md. on
Queenstown, a t. of Canada West, on the
Niagara river, 7 m. from its mouth.
QUERETARO, ker-rä'tă-ro, a Mexican state, w
of the river Panuco, and N of the city of
Mexico. Area 15,500 sq. m. Pop. 230,000.
Queretaro, the cap. of the above, is a hand-
some city, with a pop. of above 30,000.
QUILLINSVILLE, pv. Scott co. Va.
QUINCY, pt. Norfolk co. Mass. 9 s of B.
Quincy, pt. Franklin co. Pa. 57 sw of H.
Quincy, pv. cap. of Gadsden co. Flor. 23 NW
Quincy, pv. Monroe co. Miss. [of Tallahassee.
Quincy, pv. Gibson co. Tenn. 144 w of Ne.
Quincy, pv. Logan co. O. 68 Nw of Cs.
Quincy, pt. Branch co. Mich. 104 wsw of D.
Quincy, pv. cap. of Adams co. Ill. on Miss. r.
QUINNEBAUG r. Conn. unites with the She-
tucket, 3 m. above Norwich city.
QUINNIPIAC r. Conn. flows into New Haven
[mouth of the Brazos.
QUINTANA, V. of Brazoria co. Texas, at the
QUITMAN, pv. cap. of Clarke co. Miss. 140 E J.
QUOGUE, pv. Suffolk co. N.Y. on s side of
Long Island.

harbour.

RACINE, pv. cap. of Racine co. Wis. on Lake
Michigan.

RACKET T. N.Y. flows into the St. Lawrence.
RACOON, tp. Beaver co. Pa.

Racoon, tp. Gallia co. O. 94 SE of Cs.
RADNOR, tp. Delaware co. Pa. 13 Nw Phila.
Radnor, pt. Delaware co. O. 32 x of Cs.
RAGGED ISLAND, tp. Lincola co. Me.
RAHWAY, pv. Essex co. N. J. 9 sw of Newark.
RAINSBURG, pv. Bedford co. Pa. 113 w of H.
RAINSBORO, pv. Highland co. O. 77 sw Cs.
RAINSVILLE, pv. Warren co. Ind. 90 Nw of Is.
RAISIN r. Mich. flows into Lake Erie.
Raisin, pt. Lenawee co. Mich. on Raisin r.
RAISINVILLE, tp. Monroe co. Mich. on Raisin
[wsw of Ne.
RALEIGH, pv. cap. of Shelby co. Tenn. 220
Raleigh, pv. cap. of Smith co. Miss. 87 ESE J.
RAMAPO r. rises in N.Y. and flows into Pas-
saic r. in N.J.

river.

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Ramapo, tp. Rockland co. N.Y.
RAMAPO WORKS, pv. Rockland co. N.Y. on
Ramapo river.

aware r

RAMSAYSBURG, pv. Warren co. N. . on Del-
RAMSBOROUGH, pv. Guilford co. N. C. 95 WNW
of Raleigh.
[wsw of Rh.
RANALEBURG, pv. Mecklenburg co. N. C. 174
RAN CUs cr. N. J. flows into Delaware r.
RANDALLSTOWN, pv. Baltimore co. Md.
RANDALLSVILLE, pv. Robeson co. N. C. 85
ssw of Raleigh.

RANDOLPH, pt. Coos co. N. H. 100 N of Cd.
Randolph, pt. Orange co. Vt. 23 s of Mtr.
Randolph, pt. Norfolk co. Mass. 16 s of B.
Randolph, pt. Cattaraugus co. N.Y. on the
Alleghany.

ristown.

caster.

Randolph, tp. Morris co. N. J. 7 Nw of Mor-
[ville.
Randolph, tp. Crawford co. Pa. 12 E of Mead-
Randolph, pv. Madison co. Tenn. 200 wsw Ne.
Randolph, tp. Montgomery co. O.
Randolph, pt. Portage co. O. 140 NE of Cs.
Randolph, pv. Randolph co. Ind. 88 ENE of Is.
RAPHOE, tp. Lancaster co. Pa. 12 Nw of Lan-
[10 above Fredericksburg.
RAPID ANN r. Va. enters the Rappahannock r.
RARITAN, tp. Hunterdon co. N. J. 20 N of Tn.
RAVENNA, pv. cap. of Portage co. O. on Pa.
and Ohio canal, 140 NE of Columbus.
RAVENSWOOD, v. Queen's ço. N.Y. on the
East river.
[103 NW of Rh.
RAWLINGSBURG, pv. Rockingham co. N. C.
RAWLINGSVILLE, pv. De Kalb co. Ala. 153 NE
of Tuscaloosa.

RAWSONVILLE, V. Fulton co. N.Y. [of D.
Rawsonville, pv. Washtenaw co. Mich. 36 w
RAWLEY'S SPRINGS, Rockingham co. Va.
RAY, pt. Macomb co. Mich. 37 NE of D.
RAYMOND, pt. Cumberland co. Me. 58 sw of A.
Raymond, pt. Rockingham co. N. H. 24 ESE
of Concord.

[of J.
Raymond, pv. cap. of Hinds co. Miss. 18 w
Raymond, pv. Clarke co. Ark. 66 sw of Little
Rock.
[river.

RAYNHAM, tp. Bristol co. Mass. on. Taunton
RAYNORTOWN, v. Queen's co. N. Y. near
Hempstead Bay.

RAYTOWN, pv. Taliaferro co. Ga. 60 NE of M.
READFIELD, pt. Kennebec co. Me. 12 w of A.
Readfield, tp. Oswego co. N.Y. 15 E Pulaski.
READING, pt. Windsor co. Vt. 60 s of Mtr.
Reading, pt. Middlesex co. Mass. 12 N of B.
Reading, pt. Fairfield co. Conn. 15 NW of
Bridgeport.

Reading, pt. Steuben co. N. Y. 21 E of Bath.
Reading, borough, Pa. See GAZETTEER.
Reading, tp. Adams co. Pa.

Reading, pv. Hamilton co. O. 9 x Cincinnati.
Reading, pt. Hillsdale co. Mich. 108 wsw D.
READING RIDGE, pv. Fairfield co. Conn. 66

sw of Hartford. [Conn. 68 sw of Hd.
READING TOWN HOUSE, pv. Fairfield co.
READINGTON, pt. Hunterdon co. N. J. 8 NE
of Flemington.
[of Ne.

READYVILLE, pv. Rutherford co. Tenn. 47 SE
REAMSVILLE, pv. Lancaster co. Pa. 42 ESE H.
REBERSBURG, pv. Centre co. Pa. 93 Nw of H.
RECKLESSTOWs, pv. Burlington co. N. J. 10 s
RECOVERY, tp. Mercer co. Pa. [of Tn.
RECTORTOWs, pv. Fauquier co. Va. 122 N R.
RED BANK, pv. Monmouth co. N. J. 46 E Tn.
Red Bank, pt. Clarion co. Pa. 190 WNW of H.
RED CEDAR г. Iowa, flows into the Iowa r. in
Louisa co.

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