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Custom-house,

The place where commercial shipping is reported on its arrival from a foreign port, and receives its clearance papers on departure; also where foreign goods, liable to duty, are inspected on their arrival. The following is the location of the principal customhouses in the United States:

Alabama—Mobile.

Alaska—Sitka.

California—Eureka, San Diego, San Francisco, Wilmington.

Colorado—Denver.

Connecticut—Fairfield, Hartford, New Haven, New London, Stonington.

Delaware—Wilmington.

District of Columbia—Georgetown.

Florida—Appalachicola, Cedar Keys, Fernandina, Jacksonville, Key West, Pensacola, St. Augustine, Tampa.

Georgia—Atlanta, Brunswick, St. Mary's, Savannah.

Illinois—Chicago, Galena.

Indiana—Evansville, Indianapolis, Michigan City.

Iowa—Burlington. Dubuque.

Kentucky—Louisville, Paducah.

Loulsiana—Brashear, New Orleans.

Maine—Bangor, Bath, Belfast, Castine, Eastport, Ellsworth, Houlton, Kennebunk, Machias, Portland, Saco, Waldoborough, Wiscasset, York.

Maryland—Annanolis, Baltimore. Crisfield.

Massachusetts—Barnstable, Boston, Edgarton, Fall River, Gloucester, Marblehead, Nantucket, New Bedford, Newburyport, Plymouth. Salem.

Michigan—Detroit, Grand Haven, Grand Rapids. Marquette, Port Huron.

Minnesota—Duluth, St. Paul. [482]

Mississippi—Natchez, Shieldsborough, Vicksburg.

MissouriKansas City, St. Joseph, St. Louis.

MontanaFort Benton.

Nebraska—Omaha.

New Hampshire—Portsmouth.

New Jersey—Bridgeton, Newark, Perth Amboy, Somers Point, Trenton, Tuckerton.

New York—Albany, Buffalo, Cape Vincent, Dunkirk, New York, Ogdensburg, Oswego, Patchogue, Plattsburg, Port Jefferson, Rochester, Sag Harbor, Suspension Bridge.

North Carolina—Beaufort, Edenton, Newberne, Wilmington.

Ohio–Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland, Sandusky, Toledo.

Oregon–Astoria, Empire City, Portland, Yaquina.

Pennsylvania–Erie, Philadelphia, Pittsburg.

Rhode Island—Bristol, Newport, Providence.

South Carolina—Beaufort, Charleston, Georgetown.

Tennessee—Chattanooga, Memphis.

Texas–Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Eagle Pass, El Paso, Galveston.

Vermont—Burlington.

Virginia—Alexandria, Cherry Stone, Newport News, Norfolk, Petersburg, Richmond, Tappahannock.

WashingtonPort Townsend.

West Virginia–Wheeling.

WisconsinLa Crosse, Milwaukee.

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