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The English took over of the area that had been called "New Netherland" in 1664, and renamed it New York to honor of the Duke of York (York is a city in England).
New York's official flag was adopted in 1901. The flag has a deep blue background. It pictures Liberty (she symbolizes freedom) and Justice (she symbolizes justice before the law). Liberty is holding a pole with a liberty cap, and has a discarded crown at her feet (which represents freedom from Britain after the Revolutionary War). Justice is blindfolded and is holding the scales of justice. A shield between them pictures the sun, hills, and 2 boats sailing on the Hudson River. Over the shield there is a globe and a bald eagle. Under them all is a white, flowing ribbon that reads "EXCELSIOR."
10 Largest cities in New York (2003): New York, 8,085,742; Buffalo, 285,018; Rochester, 215,093; Yonkers, 197,388; Syracuse, 144,001; Albany, 93,919; New Rochelle, 72,582; Mount Vernon, 68,404; Schenectady, 61,016; Utica, 59,485
Number of counties in New York : 58
Largest county in New York by population: Kings, 2,475,290 (2004)
Largest county in New York by area: St. Lawrence, 2,686 sq mi.
New York State Parks & Beaches: 168 + Preserves: Adirondacks,
2,500,000 ac.; Catskills, 250,000 ac.
New York Land Area: 54,556 sq mi. (141,299 sq km) (27th)
New York Geographic Center: In Madison Co., 12 mi. S of Oneida and 26 mi. SW of Utica
New York Population: (2004 est) 19,227,088 (#3)
Giovanni da Verrazano, an Italian-born navigator sailing for France, discovered New York Bay in 1524. Henry Hudson, an Englishman employed by the Dutch, reached the bay and sailed up the river now bearing his name in 1609, the same year that northern New York was explored and claimed for France by Samuel de Champlain.
In 1624 the first permanent Dutch settlement was established at Fort Orange (now Albany). One year later Peter Minuit purchased Manhattan Island from the Indians for trinkets worth about 60 Dutch guilders and founded the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam (now New York City), which was surrendered to the English in 1664.
New York's extremely rapid commercial growth may be partly attributed to Gov. De Witt Clinton, who pushed through the construction of the Erie Canal (Buffalo to Albany), which was opened in 1825. Today, the 641-mile Gov. Thomas E. Dewey Thruway connects New York City with Buffalo and with Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania express highways. Two toll-free superhighways, the Adirondack Northway (linking Albany with the Canadian border) and the North-South Expressway (crossing central New York from the Pennsylvania border to the Thousand Islands), have been opened.
The great metropolis of New York City is the nerve center of the nation. It is a leader in manufacturing, foreign trade, commerce and banking, book and magazine publishing, and theatrical production. A leading seaport, its John F. Kennedy International Airport is one of the busiest airports in the world. New York is also home to the New York Stock Exchange, the largest in the world. The printing and publishing industry is the city's largest manufacturing employer, with the apparel industry second.
Nearly all the rest of the state's manufacturing is done on Long Island, along the Hudson River north to Albany, and through the Mohawk Valley, Central New York, and Southern Tier regions to Buffalo. The St. Lawrence seaway and power projects have opened the North Country to industrial expansion and have given the state a second seacoast.
Major points of interest are Castle Clinton, Fort Stanwix, and Statue
of Liberty National Monuments; Niagara Falls; U.S. Military Academy at
West Point; National Historic Sites that include homes of Franklin D.
Roosevelt at Hyde Park and Theodore Roosevelt in Oyster Bay and New York
City; the Women's Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls;
National Memorials, including Grant's Tomb and Federal Hall in New York
City; Fort Ticonderoga; the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown; and
the United Nations, skyscrapers, museums, theaters, and parks in New
York City.
New York Agriculture: Cattle and calves, corn and poultry, and vegetables and fruits. New York is a leading wine producer.
New York Industry: Printing and publishing, industrial machinery and equipment, electronic equipment, and instruments. The convention and tourist business is also an important source of income for New York state.
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