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The settlement near the north side of
the township called Blacktown or Balm postoffice commemorated the [Black]
family’s prominence in this locality. Henry
Black built the first house here. The postoffice of Balm was
established in May, 1858, the first postmaster being Joseph
Bogardus, and was discontinued when the rural delivery system was
inaugurated. Harriet Black was the first
teacher of the school in the village, about 1847, and the first store
was opened by a Black.
Twentieth
Century History of Mercer County,
1909, pages 157-158
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