Piscataquis

Piscataquis

Piscataquis, 1) (P. River), Fluß im Staate Maine (Nordamerika) entspringt in der Grafschaft Somerset, u. fällt nach 15 Meilen Stromlänge in der Grafschaft Penobscot in den Penobscot River; 2) Grafschaft im Staate Maine, ungefähr 270 QM.; Flüsse: St. John's, Piscataquis u. Penobscot Rivers; zahlreiche Seen, worunter die bedeutendsten Moosehead u. Chesuncook Lakes; gebirgig (höchste Spitze: Mount Katahdin 5385 Fuß), dicht bewaldet; Producte: Holz, Mais, Hafer, Kartoffeln, Rindvieh; 1838 organisirt; 1850: 14,735 Ew.; Hauptort: Dover.


Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.

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