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NEW YORK

Empire State
Origin of state's name: Named after England's Duke of York
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Emblazoned on a dark blue field is the state coat of arms. The goddess Liberty holds a pole with a Liberty Cap on top. Liberty stands for freedom. At her feet is a discarded crown, representing freedom from England at the end of the revolutionary war. On the right is the goddess, Justice. She wears a blindfold and carries the scales of justice. Meaning that everyone receives equal treatment under the law. The state motto "Excelsior" on a white ribbon expresses the idea of reaching upward to higher goals. On the shield a sun rises over the Hudson highlands and ships sail the Hudson river. Above the shield is an eagle resting on a globe representing the Western Hemisphere.
Entered Union: Eleventh of the original 13 states to ratify the Constitution, July 26, 1788
Capital: Albany
Motto: Excelsior (Ever upward)
Flower: Rose
Bird: Bluebird
Tree: Sugar Maple
Song: I Love New York

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A LITTLE HISTORY

In 1609, Henry Hudson visited the river that bears his name, and Champlain explored the lake, far upstate, that was named for him. The Dutch built posts near present-day Albany and New York City in 1624; in 1626 they settled Manhatttan. A British fleet seized New Netherland in 1664. Ninety-two of the 300 or more engagements of the American Revolution were fought in New York, including the Battle of Bemis Heights-Saratoga, a turning point of the war.
FACTS AND TRIVIA ABOUT NEW YORK

There are 102 floors in the Empire State Building.
The Guggenheim Museum is in New York City.
Brooklyn was called broken land by the Dutch.
New York City is known as The Big Apple.The term "The Big Apple" was coined by touring jazz musicians of the 1930s who used the slang expression "apple" for any town or city. Therefore, to play New York City is to play the big time - THE BIG APPLE.
The 1,046-foot-high Chrysler Building is in New York City.
The Finger Lakes are in New York.
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New York City has the world's largest black population.
The Bowery is known as New York City's Street of Forgotten men.
Battery Park is located in New York City.
New York City has the longest subway system in North America.
The Empire State Building has 10 million bricks in it.
New York is the only U.S. state that ends with a K.
The World Trade Center in New York City had 208 elevators and 43,600 windows.
New York's Central Park is nearly twice the size of the entire country of Monaco
Ogdensburg, New York is the only city in the United States situated on the St. Lawrence River
All the dirt from the foundation to build the World Trade Center in New York City was dumped into the Hudson River to form the community now known as Battery City Park.
The tailless dinner jacket was invented in Tuxedo Park, New York. Thus it is called the "tuxedo dinner jacket" and is named after the town...not the other way around.
The first American chess tournament was held in New York in 1843.
The Museum of Modern Art in New York City hung Matisse's 'Le Bateau' upside-down for 47 days before an art student noticed the error.
On April 12, 1938, the state of New York passed a law requiring medical tests for marriage license applicants, the first state to do so.
More Italians live in New York than in Rome
Of all the trains in the New York subway system, only one never enters the island of Manhattan. It's the "G" train, the Brooklyn-Queens crosstown local.
Zip code 12345 is assigned to General Electric in Schenectady, N.Y.
New York was the first state to 1) preserve an historic site (Washington's Headquarters at Newburgh); 2) establish a state park (Niagara Reservation); and 3) declare land "forever wild" (the Adirondack and Catskill forest preserves) in the State Constitution.
The first railroad in America ran between Albany and Schenectady, a distance of 11 miles.
New York is a world capital with headquarters of the United Nations in New York City.
After the adoption of the Federal Constitution, New York City was chosen to be the nation's first capital and was the site of the inauguration of George Washington as President on April 30, 1789.
New York has a state muffin! The Apple Muffin was created for the Bear Road Elementary School children in North Syracuse, who were instrumental in getting the Governor to sign a bill making it the official State muffin.
Uncle Sam" was a meatpacker from Troy, New York. During the War of 1812, Sam Wilson stamped "U.S. Beef" on his products and soldiers interpreted that as Uncle Sam. His caricature later came to personify the United States.
The United States government keeps its supply of silver at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY.
Staten Island residents voted to secede from the city in 1993, but such a move would require state approval.
The Adirondack Forest Preserve is the only constitutionally protected forest land in the United States.
There are no cities within Adirondack Park--the largest area without a city in New York State.
The Adirondack Park is larger than any of the seven smallest states in the U.S. It would take these five national parks added together to equal the size of the Adirondack Park: Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Everglades and Great Smoky National Parks.
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