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STONEIHOIUSE, a parish of Scotland, co. of Lanark. 50,900 pounds of whalebone. The number of vessels built
STONEIIOUSE, EAST, a parish of England, and suburb in the district in 1854, was 16, (4 of them ships,) with an
of Plymouth, co. of Devon, on its W. side, between it and aggregate burden of 3752 tons. The Stonington Railroad,
Devonport. Pop. in 1851, 11,573. It is well built, mostly which commenced its operations in 1835, was the first conof stone; and has several batteries, extensive barracks, the structed in the state. A railroad is also being constructed
victualling-office, and the naval hospital of the port. to New London. Stonington has steamboat communication
STONELEIGH, st~nllee, a village and parish of England, with New York, Providence, and other places along the
co. of Warwick, on the London and Birmingham Railway, coast. The town is celebrated for the spirited and successand on the Sowe, which here, a little above its junction with ful resistance it made against the attack of Sir Thomas
the Avon, is crossed by an ancient stone bridge of eight Hardy, during the war of 1812. Settled in 1649, and inarches, 4 miles S. of Coventry. Pop. in 1851, 1289. corporated as a borough in 1801. Pop. of the township
STONE LICK, a post-office of Randolph co., North Ca- in 1840, 3898; in 1850J 5431; and of the borough in 1853,
rolina. about 2800.
STONE LICK, a township in the central part of Clermont STONINGTON, a post-office of.Christian co., Kentucky.
co., Ohio. Pop. 1840. STONINGTON, a small village of Grundy co., Missouri.
STONELICK CREEK, of Ohio, enters the East Fork of STONINGTON LIGIHT-HOUSE, exhibiting a fixed light, is
Little Miami River, in Clermont county. at the S. extremity of the Stonington peninsula, New LouSTONE MILLS, a post-office of Jefferson co., New York. don county Connecticut.
STONE MOUNTVAIN, a post-village ofMcDowell co., North STONITON WYIYILLE, a parish of England, co. Leicester.
Carolina. STOINY BROOK, a village of Middlesex co., Massachusetts,
STONE MOUNTAIN, apost-village of De Kalb co., Georgia, on a fine mill-stream of the same name, which forms part
on the Georgia Railroad, 160 miles W. of Augusta. At this of the boundary between the townships of Weston and Walplace is an isolated, dome-shaped granite rock, which is tham, and on the itchburg Railroad, 12 miles from Boston.
visited annually by several thousand persons, and is con- It contains a machine shop, cabinet shop, and saw mill.
sidered as one of thr most magnificent natural objects in STONY BROOK, a post-village of Brookhaven township,
the state. The heig.lc is near 2200 feet above the sea. A Suffolk co., New York, on the N. side of Long Island, 50
tower, 180 feet high, has been erected on the summit, coin- miles E. by N. of New York. It has a goodharbor, and a
manding a prospect of great extent and picturesque beauty. ship-yard.
The village contains 4 hotels, and about 300 inhabitants. STONY BROOK, of New Jersey, rises in Hunterdon co.,
STONER, a post-office of Seneca co., New York. crosses Mercer county near Princeton, and enters the MillSTONE RIDGE, a postvillage of Ulster co., New York, stone River.
about 60 miles S.S.W. of Albany. STONY CREEK, a small post-village and seaport of BranSTONER'S CREEK, of Bourbon co., Kentucky, flows in a ford township, New Haven co., Connecticut, on Long Island
N.N.W. direction, passes Paris, and enters the South Lick- Sound, 11 miles E. by S. of New laven. A cluster of beautiing River near the N. boundary of the county. ful islands, called Thimble Islands, lie scattered along beSTONER'S PRAIRIE, a post-office of Dane co., Wisconsin. tween this place and Indian Neck, a narrow belt of land
STONER'S STORE, a post-office of Roanoke co., Virginia. extending W. to Branford Harbor, which it nearly encloses.
STOITNERSTOWN, a post-village of Bedford co., Pennsyl- The New Haven and New London Railroad passes a little
vania, 100 miles W. by S. of Harrisburg. N. of the village.
STONERSVILLE, a post-office of Berks co., Pennsylvania. STONY CRIEEK, a post-office of Warren co., New York.
STONESBY, stonz/bee, a parish of England, co. of Leicester. STONY CREEK, of Pennsylvania, falls into the ConeSTONESFIELD, st6nz/feeld, a parish of England, co. of maugh near Johnstown.
Oxford. STONY CREEK, of Dauphin co., Pennsylvania, flows into
STONESPORT, stbnzfpbrt, a village of Boone co., MIis- Susquehanna River.
souri, on the Missouri River, about 6 miles above Jefferson STONY CREEK, a post-township of Somerset co., PennCity. sylvania, about 12 miles E. of Somerset. Pop. 1396.
STONES RIVER, a small stream of Middle Tennessee, STONY CREEKI, in the S.S.E. part of Virginia, rises in
rises in Cannon county, and flowing N.W., enters Cumber- Dinwiddie county, and falls into Nottaway River in Sussex
land River about 6 miles N.E. of Nashville. The length is county.
estimated at 80 miles. It affords motive-power to numer- STONY CREEK, a post-village of Scott co., Virginia, on
onus mills and factories. the Petersburg Railroad, 21 miles from Petersburg.
STONESVILLE, st~nzfvill, a post-village of Greenville dis- STONY CREEK, of Clinton co., Michigan, enters Maple
trict, South Carolina, 97 miles N. of Columbia. River 2 miles from its mouth.
STONE TAVIERN, a small village of Cumberland co., STONY CREEK, of Monroe co., Michigan, flows into Lake
Pennsylvania. Erie 6 miles from Monroe.
STONE WALL MILL, a post-village of Appomattox co., STONY CREEK, of Oakland co., Michigan, fidlls into ClinVirginia, on James River, 108 miles W. by S. of Richmond. ton River.
STONEY CREEK, Connecticut. See STONY OGaREEK. STONY CREEK, a post-office of Ionia co., Michigan.
STONEY CREEK, a post-village of Canada West, co. of STONY CREEK, a post-village of Oakland co., Michigan,
Wentworth, 7 miles from Hamilton. on a creek of its own name, 26 miles N.W. of Detroit. It
STONEYKIRK or STEPIENKIRK, steefven-kirlk, a mari- contains 1 church, and mills of various kinds.
time parish of Scotland, co. of Wigtown. STONY CREEK, a township, HIenry co., Indiana. P. 1029.
STONIIIAM ASPEL, a parish of England, co. of Suffolk. STONY CREEK, a township, Madison co., Indiana. P. 291.
STONHAM EARL, a parish of England, co. of Suffolk. STONY CREEK, township, Iandolph co., Indiana. P. 1153.
STONHAM PARVA, a parish of England, co. of Suffolk. STONY CREEK WAREIIHOUSE, a post-office of Sussex co.,
STOININGTON, a post-borough, township, and port of Virginia.
entry of New London co., Connecticut, on the sea-coast, at STONY FORK, a post-office of Amherst co., Virginia.
the S. terminus of the Stonington Railroad, 63 miles E. of STONY FORK, apost-office of Watauga co., North Caioliua.
New Ihaven, and 50 miles S.S.W. of Providence. The borough STONY HILL, a small village of Madison co., Virginia, on
is built on a peninsula somewhat more than half a mile in the Blue Ridge Turnpike.
length from N. to S., and contains 5 churches of the various STONY HILL, a post-office of Richmond co., Virginia.
denominations, several flourishing schools, 2 banks, with an STONY MOUNT, a post-office of Brunswick co., Virginia.
aggregate capital of $160,000; a saving's institution with STONY POINT, Orange co., New York, on the W. bank of
$46,182 on deposit; and,about 20 stores. MIanufactureshave IHFidson River, at the head of IHaverstraw Bay, 42 mileseN.
recently been introduced: one large establishment went of New York. The capture of the fort at this plade by Geieinto operation here in 1853. Stonington is much resorted ral Wayne, on the 16th of July, 1779, is justly considered
to during the summer months as a watering-place, and one of the most brilliant exploits performed during the
a first-class hotel has been erected for the accommodation Revolutionary war.
of visitors. The harbor of Stonington is capacious, and STONY POINT, a post-office of Albemarle co., Virginia.
partly protected by a national breakwater, constructed at STONY POINT, post-office, Alexander co., North Carolina.
a cost of $100,000. Previous to 1835 the inhabitants were STONY POINT, a post-office of East Baton Rouge parish,
extensively and profitably engaged in vitrious enterprises Louisiana.
of navigation, principally in the sealing and whaling STONY POINT, a small post-village of White co., Arkansas.
business. Some years, as many as 100,000 seal-skins were STONY POINT, a post-office of Bradley co., Tennessee.
brought into port. The fleet of whalers at one time num- STONY POINT, a post-office of Jefferson co., Indiana.
bered 27 ships and barques. Sealing has of late been dis- STONY POINT, a post-office of Jackson co., Missouri.
continued, but the whale fishery is still carried on to advan- STONY POINT MILLS, a post-village of Cumberland co.,
tage. The borough has also an important coast trade. Virginia, 61 miles W. S.W. of Richmond; it has afiouringmill
The shipping owned in the district, which includes Ston- STONY RIDGE, a post-office of Surrey co., North Carolina.
ington borough, Pawcatuck, and Mystic, June 30, 1854, STONY RIDGE, a post-office of Wood co., Ohio, on the
anunted to an aggregate of 14,109 tons registered, and 9972 Cleveland and Toledo Railroad, 13 miles from Toledo.
tons enrolled and licensed; total, 24,081 tons. Of the regis- STONY RUN, a post-office of Genesee co., Michigan.
tered tonnage, 7558 tons were employed in the whale fishery. STOODILEY, a parish of England, co. of Devon.
During the year 1853, 9 whaling vessels arrived at Stoning- STOOKA or STUKA, stoolkA, a town of MIorocco, province
ton, bringing 246 barrels of sperm oil, 4998 of whale oil, and of Soos, 65 miles S.W. of Terodant.
1844