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rivcr E. and SE., by Red, Black, and Tensaurivers S\V. and W., and by Washitan X.;length 112 in.; mean width, 15.
CONCORDIA, t. and cap. Concordia co.La., on tiic Mississippi , opposite Natches.
UONECOCIIEAGUE, r. rises near Mcr-corsbnrg, Pa. and runs into the Potomac at\Vi!liams*>ort, Md. 8 in. S. of the Pa. line.
CONECUH, co. Ala. bounded by Florida S. ,Monroe W. and NW., Butler N., and Coving-ton, E. Chief town, Sparta. N. lat. 31° 15’.
CONECUH, r. Ala., receives the Escambia,and runs into the St. [Maria dc Galvez, an armof Pensacola bay. It is navigable 200 miles.
CONEDOGWINIT CREEK, Pa. runs E.into the Susquehannah, a little above Harris-burg .
COXEMAUGH CREEK, Pa. rises in theAlleghany mountains, and runs into the Alle-ghany, 2D in. NE. from Pittsburg . At Chest-nut ridge it takes the name of Kiskcinanitas.Conemaugh salt-works are situated in West-moreland and Indiana counties, on both banksof this creek, I m. above its confluence withthe Loyalhannon, and 15 NE. from Grccns-burg.
CONESTOGA, small river of Lancaster co .Pa. , rising on the borders of Chester, Berks,and Lebanon cos. and flowing SE. throughthe centre of Lancaster co. falls into the Sus-quehannah river, about 10 m. below Columbia,and an equal distance SE. from the city ofLancaster . It flows through one of the mostproductive parts of the state.
( X )NE WAGO, creek of Pa. , separating Lan-east- r and Dauphin counties, and falling intothe Susquehannah r. 4 in. below Middletown .
CON EWAGO, a much more considerablestream than the preceding, rising in Adamsco. Pa. , and flowing NE. into York, over whichit passes to the Susquehannah , into which itfalls 5 m. below Middletown.
C-ONEWANGO CREEK, or small river ofN. Y. and Pa . It is formed by the outlet ofChatauque lake, and other large creeks, fromChatauque and Cataraugus counties, N. Y. These unite, and turning S. enter Warren co.Pa. , falling into Alleghany river at the villageof Warren.
CONNECTICUT, the great river of NewEngland . It has its source on the N. borderof N. H., and separates New Hampshire fromVermont, passes through Massachusetts andConnecticut, and flows into Long Island Sound between Siybrook and Lime. Its generalcourse is S. by W. till it reaches Middletown ,Ct. , after which it has a SSE. course to itsmouth. Its whole length is 410 miles. It isnavigable for vessels drawing 10 feet of W'aterto Middletown , 36 miles, for those drawing 8leet to Hartford , 50 miles; and by means oflocks and canals, it has been rendered naviga-ble to the Fifteen [Mile Falls, Bath, N. H. 250miles above Hartford . The boats which navi-gate the river carry from 12 to 20 tons in de-scending, and about two-thirds as much in re-turning. The falls on tiiis river, which havebeen remedied by artificial means, arc at En-
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field, Ct . the Willimantfc, South Hadley, Mon-tague, Walpole, Plainfield, and Lebanon . Ofthese Bellows Falls , at Waljiole, arc the mostremarkable. The perpendicular fall in theriver, which has been overcome by means oflocks and dams, between Springfield, Mass ,and Hanover, N. IT. a distance of 130 in. is200 feet. The Connecticut flows through afine country. The land bordering upon it isgenerally of an excellent quality, and there areupon its banks many beautiful and flourish-ing towns, among which arc Haverhill, Hano-ver, Charlestown, and Walpole, N. H. ; New-bury, Windsor, and Brattleborough, Vermont ;Greenfield, Hadley, Northampton , and Spring-field, [Mass.; Hartford, Middletown, &c. Ct .
CONNECTICUT, lake, in N. part of N. H. It is the source of the principal branch of theriver Connecticut ; 5h m. long and 2J broad.Lat. 45° 2' N.
CONNECTICUT RESERVE, or New Con-necticut , the NE. part of the state of Ohio .The extent is 120 m. from E. to W. and 52from N. to S. It contains 4,000,000 of acres ;comprises 7 counties, Ashtabula , Trumbull,Portage, Geauga, Cuyahoga, Medina, and Hu-ron ; and is settled principally by emigrantsfrom the states of Massachusetts and Connec-ticut .
CONNELLSVILLE, bor. Fayette co. Pa. on N. side of the Youghiogcny; 255 m. fromPhiladelphia , 200 from W. Pop. 900. It hasa pleasant and elevated situation, and com-mands a handsome prospect. In the neigh-borhood of the town there are several mer-chant mills, furnaces, forges, and many othermills. The river is navigable to this town.
COXNORSVILLE, v. and seat of justice,Fayette co. In. on White Water river, 65 m.SE. by E. from Indianapolis . Lat. 39° 38' N
CONNOWINGO, v. near Connowingo Fallsin Susquehannah, NW. angle of Cecil co. Md.18 in. NW. by W. from Elkton, and 35 NE.from Baltimore .
CONOCOCIIEAGUE, r. Pa. which is form-ed by two branches, one of which, the eastbranch, rises on N. side of South Mountain inAdams co. the other, the W. branch, rises inN. side of North Mountain, in Franklin co.They unite 3 m. N. of Maryland line, and theriver passes through that state, and falls intothe Potomac at Williamsport .
COXOLOWAY CREEK, r. Pa. which runsinto the Potomac, near Hancock’s Town , mMaryland .
CONSTABLE, t. Franklin co. N. Y. onCanada line; 14 m. NW. from [Malone, 235NNW. from Albany , 605 from W.
CONSTANTIA, t. Oswego co. N. Y. onN. side of Oneida Lake; 43D m. from W. Pop.1,193. Large quantities of iron ore are foundhere.
CONSTANTIA, v. Acadia district, La. ;1,315 m. from W.
CONTOOCOOIv, r. N. II. which rises inJafFrey and Rindge, and runs NE. into theMerrimack.