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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. | 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. | ||
| − | 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 | + | 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. |
==Facts== | ==Facts== | ||
* Nickname: The Empire State. | * Nickname: The Empire State. | ||
| − | * State Capital: Albany. | + | * State Capital: [[Albany]]. |
* Total area: 54,471.144 square miles (47,223.839 land and 7,247.305 inland water). | * Total area: 54,471.144 square miles (47,223.839 land and 7,247.305 inland water). | ||
* Population: Based on the 2000 census – 18,976,457; 3rd most populous US state after California and Texas. | * Population: Based on the 2000 census – 18,976,457; 3rd most populous US state after California and Texas. | ||
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New York State Flag
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
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.
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.
Facts
- Nickname: The Empire State.
- State Capital: Albany.
- Total area: 54,471.144 square miles (47,223.839 land and 7,247.305 inland water).
- Population: Based on the 2000 census – 18,976,457; 3rd most populous US state after California and Texas.
- State Song: "I Love New York"
- There are four mountain ranges in New York State: Adirondack, Catskill, Shawangunk and Taconic.
- The highest point in New York State is Mount Marcy in Essex County in the Adirondacks - 5,344 feet above sea level.
- 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.
