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S. from Burlington, 20 W. by N. from Mont-pelier . It is one of the highest summits of theGreen Mountains, and its height is estimatedat 3,400 feet.

CAMERON, t. Steuben co. N. Y. Pop.924.

CAMILLUS, t. Onondaga eo. N. York, onS.side of Seneca river; 10 m. NW. from Onon-daga, 160 \V. from Albany , and 400 from WPop. 2,518. An extensive mine of gypsum isfound in this town.

CAMPAIGN CREEK, r. Ohio , whichflows into the Ohio , 8 m. above Gallipolis.

CAMPBELL, co. Va. ; bounded N. by Jamesriver and Buckingham co. E. by Charlotte co.S. by tlie Appomatox, and W. by Bedford co.;218 m, from W. Pop. 15,704. Chief towns,Lynchburg and New London.

CAMPBELL, a co. of Georgia . Pop. 3,323.Campbellton is the capital.

CAMPBELL, C. H. and t Campbell co-Va. 10 m. S. from Lynchburg .

CAMPBELL, co. Ken. on both sides ofLicking river, opposite to the city of Cincin-nati ; bounded by the Ohio river N. and NE.by Pendleton S. and by Roane W. Length32 m., mean width 10 ; area 320 sq. ms. Sur-face hilly, soil productive. Staples, grain,flour, whiskey, live stock, salted provisions,and fruit Chief town, Newport. Pop. 9,893.Lat. 39° N. Ion. 7° 10' W.

CAMPBELL, co. Ten. in a triangular form,bounded by Kentucky N. by Clinch river SE.and hy Anderson S\V. Length 35 m. meanwidth 12; area 420. Surface hilly, and inpart mountainous: soil fertile in the valleysand along the streams. Staples, grain, flour,fruit, and salted provisions. Chief town, Jack-sonVborough. Pop. 5,110.

CAMPBELL’S FORT, in Tennessee , nearthe conflux of the IJolston with the Tennessee .

CAMBELL’S GROVE, v. Iredell co. N. C.

CAMPBELL’S MUXS, t. Abbeville dis-trict, S. C.

CAMPBELL’S POINT, cape of the NW.coast of N. America, at Cook’s Inlet , SE. side.Lon. 72° 15' W. from W. lut. 60° 6' N.

CAMPBELL’S STATION, t. Knox co.Ten.

CAMBPELLSTOWN, v. Steuben co.N. Y.postroad 254 m. SW. by W. from Albany .

CAMPBELLSTOWN, v. Lebanon co. Pa. on the road from Lebanon to Harrisburg , ISm. from the latter.

CAMPBELLSVILLE, v. Henry co. Ken.54 m. NW. from Frankfort .

CAMPBELLSVILLE, v. Green co. Ken.;654 m. from W.

CAMPBELLTOWN, v. in Painted Post,N. Y. on the Susquehannah; 288 m. from W.

CAMPBELLTOWN, v. Edgefield district,S. C. ; 588 m. from W.

CAMPEACHY, t. Mexico, in Merida orYucatan , on the river St. Francis, in the Bayof Campeachy. The port is large, but shallow.It was formerly a stated market for logwood,of which great quantities grew in the neigh-borhood Lon. 90° 34' W. lat. 19° 30' N. Pop.6 , 000 .

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CAMPO BELLO, province of New Bruns-wick, a fertile island at the mouth of Passama-quoddy Bay, separated on the SW. by a nar-row passage from Lubec. It is about 9 m.long and from 1 to 3 broad, contains many ex-cellent harbors, and has many advantages forcommerce and the fisheries. The lands arenow in the hands of a single proprietor, but ifoffered for sale, few places would settle morerapidly.

CAMPTON, t. Graflon co. N. II. on theMerrimack; 6 m. N. from Plymouth, 76NNW. from Portsmouth , 548 from W. Pop.

l, 313.

CAMPVILLE, v. Spartanburg district, S.Carolina .

CAMUNIPAW, v. Bergen co. N. J. ; SW.of Jersey City .

CANAAN, Essex co. Vt. in NE. corner ofthe state, on the Connecticut ; 85 m. NE. fromMontpelier , 606 from W. Pop. 373.

CANAAN, t. Somerset co. Maine , on the E.side of the Kennebec, opposite Bloomfield; 5in. E. from Norridgewock, 205 NNE. Boston ,646 from W. Pop. 1,076. It is connectedwitli Bloomfield by Skouhegan bridge, whichis erected over falls of that name.

CANAAN, t« Athens co. Ohio . Pop. 345.

CANAAN, t. Wayne co. Ohio . Pop. 158.

CANAAN, t. Grafton co. N. H. ; 12 m. E.from Dartmouth College, 103 NW. Portsmouth ,513 from W. Pop. 1,428.

CANAAN , t. Litchfield co. Con.; 18 m.NNW. from Litchfield, 350 from W. Pop.2,301. It is on the E. side of the Ilousatonic,which separates it from Salisbury. The riverhas a fall here of 60 feet perpendicular, whichaffords seats for various mills and manufacto-ries.

CANAAN, South, v. Ct. in S. part of Ca-naan ; 345 from W.

CANAAN, Neuj, t. Fairfield co. Ct.; 6 m.NW. Norwalk . Pop. 1,826.

CANAAN, t. Columbia co. N. Y. ; 23 m.NE, from Hudson, 25 SE. from Albany , 356from W. Pop. 2,064. There are two meet-ing-houses for Presbyterians, 1 for Baptists ,and 1 for Shakers in this town

CANAAN, t. Wayne co. Pa .

CANACADEA LAKE, in Honeoy, N. Y.between Honeoy and Hemlock Lakes; 4 m.long, and £ m. broad.

CANADA, a British province . See p. 161.

CANADA CREEK, West, r. N. Y. whichruns south into the Mohawk , in Herkimer.Length 60 m.

CANADA CREEK, East , r. N. Y. whichruns S. into Mohawk , W. into Stone Arabia.Length 30 m.

CANADA CREEK, r. small N. branch ofWood creek, N. Y.

CANADAWAY, creek, N. York, in Cha-tauque co. enters Lake Erie about 2| W. fromDunkirk.

CANADAWAY, v. in Pomfret, N. Y. on asmall river of the same name which runs 12

m. NW. into Lake Erie .

CANADEA, t. Alleghany co. N. Y. Pop.in 1820, 696.