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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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