Lexicographical Neighbors of Pocosen
Literary usage of Pocosen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States by Henry Gannett (1905)
"pocosen; river in Virginia. Derived from the an Indian word signifying "grassy
bottom." Poe; township in Hancock County, West Virginia, named for a family ..."
2. The American Indian (Uh-nish-in-na-ba) by Elijah Middlebrook Haines (1888)
"The Broad Mountain, south of Scranton, Pa., receives its name of Po'cono, from
a stream of the same name, contiguous thereto. pocosen or ..."
3. Biennial Report of the State Geologist (1893)
"Type of deposit: (a) Flat, undrained area (pocosen type); (b) Marginal to stream
or sound; (2) Basin, deep or shallow. 7. The kind of plant growth on the ..."
4. Records of the Court of New Castle on Delaware by New Castle (Del.). Court, Colonial Society of Pennsylvania (1904)
"... N : 74 perches to a Corner marked spannish oake standing neare a pocosen and
from ye sd span- nish oake by a Lyne of marked Trees W : b : S : thwarting ..."
5. Records of the Court of New Castle on Delaware, 1676-1681 by New Castle (Del.). Court, Colonial Society of Pennsylvania (1904)
"... perches to a Corner marked spannish oake standing neare a pocosen and from ye
sd span- uish oake by a Lyne of marked Trees W : b: S: thwarting ye Kings ..."
6. Bulletin by Geological Survey (U.S.) (1905)
"pocosen; river in Virginia. Derived from the an Indian word signifying "grassy
bottom." Poe; township in Hancock County, West Virginia, named for a family ..."
7. Report of the State Geologist and Director by North Carolina Geological Survey Section (1908)
"5. The character of the surrounding lands (cleared or wooded, swampy or dry). 6.
Type of deposit: (a) Flat, undrained area (pocosen type); (b) Marginal to ..."
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