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STOKESBURY, v. Stokes co. N. C. 140m. NW. from Raleigh .

STONE CREEK, r. Mississippi , runs intothe Mississippi , lat. 32° 8' N.

STONEHAM, t Middlesex co. Mass. 9 m.N. from Boston . Pop. 732.

STONE’S RIVER, r. Ten. runs NW. intothe Cumberland, 6 m. above Nashville .

STONE FORT, v. Franklin co. Ten.

STONESBOROUGH, v. Greene co. Ken.

STONEWALL CREEK, r. N. America ,runs into the Missouri , just above the naturalstone-walls, 95 m. below the Great Falls .

STONINGTON , s-p. New London co. Ct12 rn. E. from New London. Pop. of thetownship, 3,401. The harbor sets up from theSound , opposite Fisher’s Island. It borders onRhode Island , and is a place of some trade.This town was bombarded by the British,without effect, Aug. 8,1814. It is a place ofsome resort for sea-bathing, during the sum-mer.

STONINGTON , North, t. New London co.Ct 9 m. N. from Stonington . Pop. 2,840.

STONO INLET, r. or channel, S.C. whichseparates the islands of James and John, andruns into the Atlantic, Ion. 80° 3' W.; lat. 38°41 N.

STONY BROOK, v. Brookhaven, N. Y. 3m. E. from Sautucket.

STONY ISLAND, isl. in E. end of LakeOntario , SW. from Sacket’s Harbor.

STONY POINT, v. Albemarle co. Va.

STONY POINT, v. Abbeville district, S. C.

STONY POINT, on the W. bank of theriver Hudson, 40 m. above New York . For-merly a military post; was taken by stormfrom the British by Gen. Anthony Wayne , inthe war of the Revolution, July 16,1779.

STORMVILLE, v. Dutchess co. N. Y.

STOUGHTON, t. Norfolk co. Mass. 15 m.S. from Boston .

STOUGSTOWN, v. Cumberland co. Pa 45m. westerly from Harrisburg .

STOUTS, v. Washington co. Miso.

STOW, t. Washington co. Vt 22 m. NNW.from Montpelier . Pop. 1,570.

STOW, t. Middlesex co. Mass. 30 m. W.from Boston . Pop. 1,221.

STOW, t. Portage co. Ohio .

STOW CREEK, r. N. J. runs into the1 Delaware .

STOW CREEK, t. Cumberland co. N. J. on Stow creek. Pop. 791.

STOWSVTLLE, v. Lincoln co. N. C. 185m westerly from Raleigh .

STRAFFORD, co. E. part ofN. H. boundedN by Coos co. E. by Maine , SW. by Rocking,ham co. and W. by Grafton co. Pop. 58,916.Chief towns, Dover, Gilmanton, Rochester , andDurham .

STRAFFORD, t. Orange co. Vt. 35 m. N.from Windsor. Pop. 1,935. Here is an ex-tensive copperas manufactory.

STRAFFORD, t. Montgomery co. N. Y. 15m. NW. from Johnstown. Pop. 552.

STRAIGHT CREEK, r. N. America , runsir.»" the Ohio, Ion. 84° 2' W.; lat 38° 38' N.

STRASBURG, t. Franklin co. Pa . E. of

North Mountain, 9 m. NNW. from Chambersbur?, 145 m. W. from Philadelphia .

STRASBURG, t. Lancaster co. Pa. 8 m.SE. from Lancaster, 58 W. from Philadelphia ,116 from W. Pop. 4,036. It is a pleasantand considerable town. The village is builtchiefly of brick and stone.

STRASBURG, v. Shenandoah co. Va. 12m. NNE. from Woodstock, 88 from W. Itcontains about 60 houses.

STRATFORD , t. Coos co. N II., E. of theConnecticut , 18 m. N. from Lancaster. Pop.443.

STRATFORD, t. Fairfield co. Ct on W.side of Stratford river, near its mouth, 14 m.SW. from New Haven . Pop. 1,807. It is apleasant town, and has an academy and sometrade.

STRATHAM, t. Rockingham co. N. H. 8m. SW. from Portsmouth . Pop. 838.

STRATTON, t. Windham co. Vt. 23 m.NE. from Bennington. Pop. 312.

STRAWBERRY RIVER, r. NW. Territo-ry, runs into Lake Superior , W. of Goddard’sriver.

STRONG, t Somerset co. Me. 24 m. NW.from Norridgewock, 308 NNE. from Boston .Pop. 985.

STUARTSBURG, v. Westmoreland co. Pa .

STUART’S LAKE, N. America , W. of theChippcwan mountains. It is but imperfectlyknown, but represented as 300 m. in circum-ference. The NW. Company have a fort onits banks, at lat. 54° 30' N. and Ion. 48^ W.from W.

STUMPSTOWN, t Dauphin co. Pa. on abranch of the little Swatara, 24 m. ENE. fromHarrisburg .

STURBRIDGE, t Worcester co. Mass. 18m. SW. from Worcester, 58 SW. from Boston .Pop. 1,688. It is watered by the Quinebaug,and the turnpike from Worcester to Hartford passes through the town.

STURGEON, bay of Green Bay , setting upSE. towards Lake Michigan , opposite themouth of Menomonie river, and 45 m. NNE.from the mouth of Fox river.

SUCCESS, t. Coos co. N. Hampshire, E. ofthe Androscoggin, 23 m. E. from LancasterPop. 14.

SUCIf CREEK, r. Ten. runs into the Ten.nessec, at the Whirl.

SUCKASUNNY, v. Morris co. N. J. It isa pleasant village, and contains a Presbyterianmeeting-house, and an academy.

SUDBURY, t Rutland co. Vt 53 m. SWfrom Montpelier . Pop. 812.

SUDBURY, t Middlesex co. Mass. 22 m.W. from Boston . Pop. 1,42-1.

SUDBURY, East , t Middlesex co. Mass18 in. W. from Boston . Pop. 944.

SUFFIELD, t. Hartford co. Ct on W. bankof the Connecticut , 11 m. S. from Springfield,17 N. from Hartford . Pop. 2,690. It is apleasant and considerable town, and containsseveral churches lor Presbyterians and Bap-tists . Here is a mineral spring considerablyresorted to.

SUFFIELD, southern t. Portage co. Ohio .