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40 m. and falls into Red river 30 m. aboveits mouth.
BLACKRIVER,Miso . rises near the sourcesof the Merrimack and the Gasconade, andrunning in a southerly direction is joined byCurrent, Thomas, Spring, and Strawberry,large rivers from the west, after which itflows into the Arkansas Territory and uniteswith the White river 50 in. below the town ofLawrence. It is navigable more than 100 m.for large boats. It flows through a very fer-tile country.
BLACK RIVER, t. Wayne co. Miso.
BLACK ROCK, v. Niagara co. N. Y. on theNiagara, 2 m. below Buffalo . It is the stationfor the steam-boats and other vessels employedin the navigation of Lake Erie , and the lakesabove. A mole is now constructed for thepurpose of forming a harbor in the river oppo-site to this village. It extends from Bird Isl-and in Lake Erie to Squaw Island below theRapids in Niagara river , and thence to the U.States shore, thus forming a harbor of 2 in. inlength and of the capacity of 200 acres, open-ing at one end into the lake by a mouth 20rods wide, and at the other connected with theErie canal which is supplied from it withwater. The first pier, which was sunk on 7thSept. 1822, is 50 feet long, 18 wide, and 14high, composed of a strong frame of white-oaktimber, filled with GOO or 700 tons of stone.
BLACK ROCK, v. Erie co. N. Y. on lakeErie, 4 m. N. Buffalo . It is a small villagevith a harbor artificially improved by a pier.The seams and patches of dark-colored chertm the lime-stone here, have given its name tothis place.
BLACK ROCK, small harbor, Fairfield co.Ct. W. of Bridgeport .
BLACKSTONE, a river rising near Wor-cester, Mass , and flowing into NaragansctBay near Providence . Along the valley ofthis river is the Blackstone canal extendingfrom Worcester to Providence , 45 m. It con-tains 48 locks built of hammered stone, and is
34 teet wide at the surface, and 4 feet deep. Itwas built at a cost of $600,000, and finished in1828. The navigation upon it is flourishing :the produce of the interior of Massachusetts finds by its means a ready market in the com-mercial city of Providence .
BLACK STOCKS, v. Chester district, S.C. ; 470 m. from W.
BLACK SWAMP, v. in St. Peter’s Parish,S. C .; 644 m. from W.
BLACK WALNUT, v. Halifax co. Va. 100m. SW. Richmond ; 256 m. from W.
BLACK WARRIOR, r. Ala. It is theprincipal eastern branch of the Tombigbee,and joins the main river 80 m. above St. Ste-phen’s, and is navigable 60 or 70 m. It risesnot far south of the river Tennessee .
BLACKBURN SPRINGS, v. Johnson co.Tenn.
BLACKFORD, t. Posey co. Indiana , about
35 m. S. by W. from Princeton.
BLACKSBURG, v. Montgomery co. Va.
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BLACKSTOCK’S HILL, eminence in S.C. near the river Tyger. In 1780, an actionwas fought here between tire British underGeneral Tarleton, and the Americans underGeneral Sumpter, in which the former weredefeated.
BLACKSTONE’S ISLAND, small island,Va. in the Potomac .
BLACIvWATER, r. N. II. which flows intothe Contoocook, in NE. part of Hopkinton.
BLACKWATER, r. Va. which joins theNottoway, to form the Chowan.
BLACKWATER, r. Va. which runs intothe sea, at Black Bav, Ion. 76° 10' W. lat.36° 30' N.
BLACKWATER, r. Md. which runs intothe Chesapeake .
BLADEN, a county in the S. part of NorthCarolina , bordering on the maritime countyof Brunswick. It is intersected by Cape Fearriver. Pop. 7,801. Elizabethtown, 98 m. S. of Raleigh , is the chief town.
BLADEXSBUKG, a town of Maryland , inGeorge county, on the E. side of the Potomac ,9 m. from its mouth, at Washington, and 38SW. of Baltimore. The American army sus-tained a defeat by the British at this place, onthe 24th of August, 1814, in attempting to ar-rest the progress of the British towards Wash-ington.
BLACKS AND WHITES, t. Nottaway co.Va. 60 m. SW. from Richmond .
BLACKSBURG, or BIacksblvJf y v. on theleft bank of Alabama r. 60 m. NE. from St.Stephens, and 55 SW. from Cahaba.
BLACKWATER, creek , Pickaway co.Ohio .
BLACKWATER, r. Michigan , which runsinto lake Michigan , 20 m. N. of the St.Josephs. It is 60 m. in length, and navigablein canoes nearly to its source.
BLAIR’S FERRY, t. Roane co. Ten. nearKingston, and 160 m. E. from Murfreesbo-rough.
BLAIR’S GAP, t. in the western part ofHuntingdon co. Pa. 120 m. W. from Harris,burg.
BLAIRSVILLE, v. Indiana co. Pa. 184 m.W. of Harrisburg .
BLAIRSVILLE, v. York district, S. C. 450m. from W.
BLA1ZE, Cape , W. Florida, between thebays of Apalache and St. Joseph.
BLAKELY, t. Mobile co. Ala. on the Ten-saw or eastern outlet of Mobile r. 10 m. fromMobile bay, and 15 ENE. from the town ofMobile . Lat. 30° 43' N. Its site is an elegantand pleasant spot, well supplied with goodwater. It is also well situated for commerce;vessels drawing 11 feet of water can enter theport at full tide, and the same wind thatenables a vessel to enter Mobile bay will carryher to the wharves of Blakely. It is also con-nected by a good road with the rapidly im-proving country on the Alabama . The settle-ments commenced in 1817-