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Portage River.— Name of several small streams in Northumberland and Kent; 

 descriptive. 



Portland.— Settlement about 1 762, parish 1780, city 1883 to 18S9. Probably named 

 by Simonds, White and Hazen. Possibly for the third Duke of Portland, 

 prominent in English politics from 1762, prime minister in 1783; or per- 

 haps descriptive- It occurs first in a document of 1776 (Raymond). The 

 name is also applied to the point on which Simonds' house stood. 



Portobello.— Origin ? On a plan of 17S9 as Porto Bello. It is the name of a place 

 near Edinburg, and also in South America, where the English won a great 

 victory in 1739. 



In Maliseet, Pec/ifÉ^-Éfon = parallel brook (?) 



Presquile Biver. — No doubt from the French = peninsula, and describing the 

 large peninsula (at high water an island) at its mouth. The latter called 

 Presque Isd. on Morris, 17 84, and also D- Campbell, 17S5, and on Morris is 

 applied also to the river. 



In Maliseet, /Su-s-Aoot'-cooA: = possibly muddy river (sw.?g, mud, but this 

 does not describe it). On D. Campbell, 1785, as Siscowidcook. On Peachey, 

 K. Flat, and in Munro, 17s3, R. Flute. Pro. loc. Presk-eel. 



Presquile, Little.— Of course from the above. In Maliseet, Wah-ka'-soon, pos- 

 sibly = piece cut off (compare Sisson Branch). On Morris, 1784, as 

 Wahason ; D. Campbell, 1785, Wakaasoon. On some Maine maps called 

 Olumkuas (compare Iroquois). This may be also Svs-ko-vul-ko, and hence 

 the Sncaralliguh of I'eachey and other maps. (Compare Eel River.) 

 Prince William. — T. 1783, P. 1786. Named by the King's American Dragoons, 

 who settled here, in honour of their patron, Prince William, afterw^ards 

 King William IV. (Raymond). 



Quaco.— From the Micmac Gool-wah-gali^-kwek; or, according to Rand, Gool- 

 migagek = haunt of the hooded seal (Goolwaakw, hooded seal ; gi'k, locative), 

 also Ul-wa-ka-kik (Chamberlain), and in Maliseet Pool-waugli-ga-kick (Jack), 

 sometimes wrongly translated as " home of the sea cow." 



On De Meulles, 1686, as Ariquaki; no doubt the same word and altered 

 by the usual replacement of / by r (p. 198). On Blackmore, 1713, Roquaque, 

 followed by others. Some old placis have Oreequaco. Occurs first in its 

 present form in an unnamed Ms. map of 1762 in the library of the Mass. 

 Historical Society. 



One of the streams emptying at Quaco appears to be the R. St. Louis 

 of Champlain, which see. 



Quarr, Point au, or Point Quart.— French = a quarter, etc. In Marston's 

 Diary, 1785, as Point au Cart and on old plans as Poiyit au Carr. Statute, 

 1799, has PL au Par, probably misprint. 



Quatawamkedgwick —See Kedgewick. 



Queens.— C. 1785. No doubt adopted along with Kings to express loyalty to the 

 Monarchy (p. 204). Possibly suggested by the fact that some of its early 

 settlers came from Queens Co., Long Island. 



Queensbury.— P. 178(). Settled by the Queen's Rangers, a loyalist corps, whence, 

 no doubt, its name. 



Quiddy River.— Doubtless from the Micmac. On a plan of 1784 Cape Quiddy 

 Harbour and River Quiddy are mentioned ; Martins Head (which see), was 

 also called Quiddy. 



