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Blacktown

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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