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| − | {{USState
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| − | |name=New York
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| − | |flag=Newyorkflag.gif
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| − | |motto="Excelsior"
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| − | |nick=The Empire State
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| − | |capital=Albany
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| − | |language=None
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| − | |governor=Eliot Spitzer
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| − | |gparty=Democrat
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| − | |senator1=Hillary Rodham Clinton
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| − | |s1party=Democrat
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| − | |senator2=Charles Schumer
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| − | |s2party=Democrat
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| − | |population=
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| − | |date=July 26, 1788 (11th)
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| − | }}
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| − | '''New York''' was the 11th state to join the [[United States of America]]; it became a state on July 26, 1788.
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| − | ==History==
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| − | The first [[Europeans]] to settle in what is now New York were the [[Dutch]], establishing the first permanent community in 1624 calling it New Netherland. The [[British]] conquered the colony in 1664 and renamed it New York in honor of the [[Duke of York]].
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| − | The colony was ruled by Great Britain for just over a century when New York declared its independence on July 9, 1776. A year later, on April 20th, 1777, New York adopted its first constitution.
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| − | ==Facts==
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| − | * Nickname: The Empire State.
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| − | * State Capital: [[Albany]].
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| − | * Total area: 54,471.144 square miles (47,223.839 land and 7,247.305 inland water).
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| − | * Population: Based on the 2000 census – 18,976,457; 3rd most populous US state after California and Texas. Much of this population lives in New York City. "Upstate" New York has most of the land area in the state.
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| − | * State Song: "I Love New York"
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| − | *There are four mountain ranges in New York State: Adirondack, Catskill, Shawangunk and Taconic.
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| − | *The highest point in New York State is Mount Marcy in Essex County in the Adirondacks - 5,344 feet above sea level.
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| − | *The State has 70,000 miles of rivers and streams, 127 miles of Atlantic Ocean coastline, 9,767 miles of shoreline which includes 8,778 miles of lake shoreline.
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| − | ==Major Cities==
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| − | * [[Albany]]
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| − | * [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]
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| − | * [[New York City]]
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| − | * [[Rochester]]
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| − | * [[Schenectady]]
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| − | * [[Syracuse]]
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| − | ==Politics==
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| − | New York is noted for being a liberal state. Its two Senators currently in the [[110th United States Congress]] are:
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| − | * Senator [[Charles Schumer]] (D)
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| − | * Senator [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] (D)
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| − | ==External Links==
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| − | *[http://www.iloveny.com/ Official New York State Tourism Web Site]
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| − | [[Category:US state]]
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