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:

    “Let not my beauty’s fire
    Inflame unstaid desire,
    Nor pierce any bright eye
    That wandereth lightly.”
    —George Peele (1559–1596)

    “Jack: A politician, huh?
    Editor: Oh, county treasurer or something like that.
    Jack: What’s so special about him?
    Editor: They say he’s an honest man.”
    —Robert Rossen (1908–1966)