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The Black River is a 125-mile-long (201 km) [4] blackwater river that empties into the eastern end of Lake Ontario on the shore of Jefferson County, New York in the United States. The origin of the name is not clear, but it may stem from the natural tannic acid that darkens the water in places.
The village is located at the junction of New York State Routes 3 and 126. NY-3 leads west 18 miles (29 km) to Watertown, following the Black River, and northeast 20 miles (32 km) to Harrisville. NY-126 leads west by a more direct route 16 miles (26 km) to Watertown and southeast 14 miles (23 km) to Croghan.
In 1828, a survey for the Black River Canal Company proposed 34 miles (55 km) of traffic canal, 11 miles (18 km) of feeder canal, and 40 miles (64 km) of navigable river from Rome in Oneida County to Carthage in Jefferson County to allow the communities of northern New York access to an inexpensive mode of transportation for commerce.
The village of Black River is located in east-central Jefferson County at (44.011567, -75.794773 According to the United States Census Bureau, it has a total area of 1.85 square miles (4.78 km 2), of which 1.79 square miles (4.64 km 2) are land and 0.054 square miles (0.14 km 2), or 2.88%, are water.
Its history can be traced to 1866 when George Gilbert of Carthage, New York received a charter to build a railroad from Carthage in Jefferson County to the Oswegatchie River, at or near Harrisville, in Lewis County. Preliminary surveys began in the fall of 1866. It was incorporated on June 30, 1868. [2]
Watertown is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, New York, United States.It is approximately 25 miles (40 km) south of the Thousand Islands, along the Black River, about 5 miles (8 km) east of where it flows into Lake Ontario.
NY 3 follows the southern edge of the base to Deferiet, where NY 3 turns south to follow the Black River while NY 3A continues along the border of Fort Drum. NY 3 follows the river to Carthage, where it overlaps NY 126 briefly before heading northeast to rejoin NY 3A at Fargo.
West Carthage is located in eastern Jefferson County at 6] in the town of Champion Its northeastern boundary follows the Black River, across which is the village of Carthage in the town of Wilna . The southeastern boundary of the village is the Jefferson/ Lewis County line, with the town of Denmark as the village's neighbor.