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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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