Pierce County

Pierce County is the name of five counties in the United States:

  • Pierce County, Georgia
  • Pierce County, Nebraska
  • Pierce County, North Dakota (named after Gilbert Ashville Pierce)
  • Pierce County, Washington
  • Pierce County, Wisconsin

Famous quotes containing the words pierce and/or county:

    “At night thousands of names and slogans are outlined in neon, and searchlight beams often pierce the sky, perhaps announcing a motion picture premiere, perhaps the opening of a new hamburger stand.”
    —For the State of California, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)

    “But I would say to my fellows, once for all, As long as possible live free and uncommitted. It makes but little difference whether you are committed to a farm or the county jail.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)