Ballard

Ballard

Ballard (spr. Ballard), Canton im westlichen Theile des Staates Kentucky in den Vereinigten Staaten, an Missouri u. Illinois grenzend, von welchem letzteren Staate es durch den Ohio getrennt ist; Boden wellenförmig, im Süden fruchtbar, im Norden arm; Producte: Tabak, Hanf, Mais u. Hafer; wurde 1842 aus Theilen der Cantone M'Cracken u. Hickman gebildet. Hauptstadt Bländville, 5496 Ew. (darunter 842 Sklaven).


Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.

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