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920. It contains a cotton, a woollen manufac-tory, and a forge.
Pocahontas, t. chesterfield co. Va. on
N. side of the Appomatox, opposite Petersburg,and included within the borough of Petersburg.
POCATALIGO, v. Beaufort district, S. C. 64 m. WSW. from Charleston .
POKOMOKE, r. in SE. part of Aid. whichruns SW. into the Chesapeake , forming a con-siderable bay at its mouth. Length 40 m.
POESTON KILL, r. N. Y. which runs intothe Hudson, S. of Troy. Length 20 in.
POINT ADAMS, cape, on W. coast of N.America, S. of the entrance into the river Co-lumbia . Lon. 124° 57' W.; lat. 46® 3.7 N.
POINT ALDERTON, SW. point of BostonHarbor, on the coast of Massachusetts .
POINT AU FEU, headland in N. part ofLake Champlain, given by the British to theUnited States , in 1769.
POINT BAGADUCE, cape in PenobscotBay, on the coast of Maine .
POINT CHICOT, v. of Arkansas , on thebank of the Mississippi , at the mouth of theArkansas river.
POINT COMFORT, cape on the coast ofVa . at the mouth of James river.
POINT COUPEE, co. La . Pop. 5,936.Chief town, Point Coupee.
POINT COUPEE, t. and cap. Point Coupeeco. La. on W. bank of the Mississippi , 30 in.N. from Baton Rogue, 1,210 from W.
POINT IIARMER, v. in the township ofMarietta, Ohio , on the Muskingum. It is verypleasantly situated, and contains a steam-millof stone, 4 stories high, and about 50 hand-some dwelling-houses.
POINT JUDITH, cape on the SE. cornerof South Kingston, Rhode Island , on W. sideof Narraganset Bay, 9 m. SSW. from Newport .Lon. 71° 37 W.; lat. 41® 24' N.
POINT LABADDIE, v. on Missouri river ,in Franklin co. Miso. 30 m. above St Charles.
POINT LOOKOUT, cape on the coast ofMd. on N. side of the mouth of the Potomac .
POINT MARYLAND, headland in theriver Potomac , W. of Port Tobacco.
POINTOPOLIS, v. Clermont co. Ohio , 190m. SW. from Columbus .
POINT PLEASANT, t. Mason co. Va. justabove the confluence of Kcnhawa with theOhio , 5 m. NE. from Gallipolis.
POINT PLEASANT, v. Clermont co. Ohio ,on the N. bank of the Ohio river. It containsabout 25 houses, immediately below the mouthof Indian creek, 21 m. SW. from Williams-burg . Pop. 116.
POINT PLEASANT, v. Martin co. In. 126m. SSW. from Indianapolis .
POINT REMOVE, v. Pulaski co. Arkansas ,60 m. from Little Rock .
POINT SALISBURY, cape, on the coastof Massachusetts , at the entrance of the Mer-rimack river, N. of the entrance of Ncwbury-port harbor.
POINT SHERIFF, cape in Columbia river,on W. coast of N. America .
POINT TOBACCO, cape on the coast of
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Maryland, in the Potomac , 37 m. SSW. fromAnnapolis .
POKETALTCO, r. Va. runs into the Kenhawa. Lon. 81° 51' W.; lat. 38° 16' N.
POLAND , t. Cumberland co. Me. on the S.side of the entrance of the IJttle Androscog-gin, 30 m. N. from Portland , 140 in. NNE.from Boston .
POLAND, t. Trumbull co. Ohio, on the Ma-honing , 18 in. SE. from Warren, 62 NW. fromPittsburg. Pop. 1,186. It contains a furnace,a forge, and other mills.
POLLARDSVILLE, v. Greenville district,S. Carolina .
POMFRET, t. Windsor co. Vt 22 m. Nfrom Windsor. Pop. 1,867.
POMFRET, t. Windham co. Ct. 40 m. Efrom Hartford, 57 SW. from Boston . It is anexcellent agricultural town, and lias a verylarge cotton manufactory. Near the centre ofthe town there is a pleasant village, whereseveral turnpikes meet.
POMFRET, t. Chatauque co. N. Y. on LakeEric , containing the villages of Dunkirk andFredonia . Pop. 3,386.
POMME, r. La. runs into the Mississippi .Lon. 90® 15' W.; lat 37° 18' N.
POMPEY, t. Onondaga co. N. Y. 11 m. SE.from Onondaga, 146 W. from Albany . Pop.4,812. This is a valuable agricultural town,and has an academy.
POMUNKY CREEK, r. Maryland , whichruns into the Potomac .
PONDICHERRY , mt. N. H. in BretonWoods, and Jefferson.
PONCHARTRAIN, lake, La . about 35 m.: long from E. to W. and 25 broad, and gener-ally from 12 to 20 feet deep. It communicateswith Lake Borgne on the SE. with Lake Mau-repas on the NW. and with the city of NewOrleans by Bayou St. John, on the S.
PONTIAC, v. and seat of justice, Oakland co. Mich, on Huron river of Lake St. Clair . Itstands in a very fertile district
POOL, r. Mississippi , which runs into theGulf of Mexico .
POOL’S ISLAND, small isl. in the Chesa-peake . Lon. 76® 23' W.; lat 39® 22' N.
POOLESVILLE, v. Spartanburg district,S. Carolina .
POOLSVILLE, t. NW. part of Montgomery co. Md. 33 m. NW. from W.
POOSHAW, lake, in Hancock co. Me. Itis 9 m. long, and 4 broad. It communicateswith the Penobscot by Pooshaw river, which,after a course of 15 m. flows into the Pcnob*scot, on W. side, opposite Marsh Island.
POPACHTON, r. one of the higher conflu-ents of Delaware river , rises in Greene co.N. Y. and thence flowing into Delaware co.continues a SW. course of 50 m. into the Delaware river.
POPE , co. II. bounded SE. and S. by Ohioriver, W. by Johnson, and N. and NE. by Gal-latin. Length 30 in. mean width 20. Pop. in1820, 2,610; in 1830, 3,323. Chief town,Golconda.