Preston [1]

Preston [1]

Preston (spr. Prest'n), 1) Stadt in der englischen Grafschaft Lancashire, unweit der Mündung des Ribble, an der Eisenbahn von Lancaster nach Liverpool (von welcher hier mehre Zweigbahnen abgehen) u. am Lancasterkanal; hat die Kanzlei der Grafschaft, Ökonomische Gesellschaft, Baumwollenmanufacturen, Eisengießerei, Maschinenfabriken, Handel. 70,000 Ew.; P. sendet zwei Mitglieder ins Parlament; hier den 17. Aug. 1648 Sieg der Parlamentstruppen über die Königlichen; 2) Grafschaft im Staate Virginien (Nordamerika), 35 QM., vom Cheat River durchflossen; ein großes Thal, im Westen von der Chestnut Ridge, im Osten von den Alleghanies eingeschlossen; treffliches Weideland, schöne Waldungen; Producte: Mais, Hafer, Bauholz, Rindvieh, Schweine, Steinkohlen, Eisen; Industrie in Wolle u. Leder; die Baltimore-Ohio Eisenbahn durchschneidet die Grafschaft; 1818 gebildet u. genannt nach James B. Preston, damals Gouverneur von Virginia; 1850: 11,708 Ew.; Hauptort: Kingwood.


Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.

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