New York was the 11th state in
the USA; it became a state on July 26, 1788.
State Abbreviation - NY
State Capital - Albany
Biggest City - New York City
Area - 54,475 square miles [New York is the 27th largest state
in the USA]
Population - 18,976,457 (as of 2000) [New York is the third
most populous state in the USA, after California and Texas]
Major Industries - finance, communications, international trade,
publishing, fashion, communications, farming (fruit and dairy),
tourism
Presidential Birthplaces
Martin Van Buren was born in Kinderhook on December 5, 1782
(he was the 8th US President, serving from 1837 to 1841).
Millard Fillmore was born in Locke Township
(now Summerhill) on January 7, 1800 (he was the 13th US President,
serving from 1850 to 1853).
Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York
City on October 27, 1858 (he was the 26th US President, serving
from 1901 to 1909).
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born in
Hyde Park on January 30, 1882 (he was the 32th US President,
serving from 1933 to 1945).
Main Rivers - Hudson River, Mohawk River,
Genesee River
Highest Point - Mt. Marcy, 5,344 feet (1,629 m) above sea
level
Bordering States - Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island (water border)
Bordering Country - Canada
Bordering Bodies of Water - Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake
Champlain, Atlantic Ocean
Origin of the Name New York - 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).
State Nickname - The Empire State
State Motto - Excelsior (Ever Upwards)
State Song - "I Love New York"
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