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| − | The Empire State | + | [[Category:Society/Ethnicity/The_Americas]]'''New York''' is A state of the northeast [[Nation Located In::Directory:United States of America|United States]]. It was admitted as one of the original Thirteen Colonies in [[Year Admitted:=1788|1788]]. First explored by Samuel de Champlain and Henry Hudson, the region was claimed by the Dutch in 1624 but fell to the English in 1664-1667. The building of the Erie Canal and railroad lines in the 1820s and 1830s led to development of the western part of the state and great economic prosperity, establishing New York City as the financial center of the nation. Albany is the capital and [[Directory:New York City|New York City]] the largest city. Population: [[Population:=19,200,000|19,200,000]]. |
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| + | [[Image:Twin towers.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Twin towers at night]] | ||
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| + | :* Nickname: Empire State / Excelsior State | ||
| + | :* Motto: Excelsior (Ever upward) | ||
| + | :* State Bird: Bluebird | ||
| + | :* State Flower: Rose (rosa) | ||
| + | :* State Tree: Sugar Maple (acer saccharum) | ||
| + | :* State Song: I Love New York | ||
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| + | [http://www.state.ny.us/ www.state.ny.us] | ||
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| + | [[Category:States of the United States]] | ||
| + | [[State_Name:=New York]] | ||
| + | [[Country_Name:=United States]] | ||
| + | [[State_Code:=NY]] | ||
| + | [[Country_Code:=US]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:20, 17 January 2013
New York is A state of the northeast United States. It was admitted as one of the original Thirteen Colonies in 1788. First explored by Samuel de Champlain and Henry Hudson, the region was claimed by the Dutch in 1624 but fell to the English in 1664-1667. The building of the Erie Canal and railroad lines in the 1820s and 1830s led to development of the western part of the state and great economic prosperity, establishing New York City as the financial center of the nation. Albany is the capital and New York City the largest city. Population: 19,200,000.
- Nickname: Empire State / Excelsior State
- Motto: Excelsior (Ever upward)
- State Bird: Bluebird
- State Flower: Rose (rosa)
- State Tree: Sugar Maple (acer saccharum)
- State Song: I Love New York
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