Occoquan River

Occoquan River

Occoquan River (spr. Okkogann Riww'r), Fluß im Nordosten des Staates Virginia (Nordamerika), aus der Vereinigung von Broad Run u. Ledar Run in der Grafschaft Prince William gebildet, fließt östlich u. bildet die Grenze zwischen den Grafschaften Prince William u. Fairfax, hat sehr viel Fall, treibt daher zahlreiche Fabriken u. fällt in den Potomac River.


Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.

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