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Capital: Albany

Largest city: New York City

Highest point: Mount Marcy, 5,344 ft

Lowest point: 0 ft

Admission to Union: July 26, 1788 (11th)

"Uncle Sam" was a meat packer from Troy, NY. During the War of 1812, Sam Wilson stamped "U.S. Beef" on his products and soldiers interpreted that as Uncle Sam.

A number of presidents have been closely associated with the history of New York State, including Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore, Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt. 

In 1624 the first permanent Dutch settlement was established at Fort Orange, now Albany.

In 1973, on a New York City street, Motorola researcher Martin Cooper made the first public call on a handheld mobile phone.

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".

State Motto: Excelsior (Ever Upward)

Apples were introduced in the 1600's by European settlers

Five days after the Declaration of Independence, the people of New York met in convention in Kingston to vote their support and form their own state government

The Hudson river is 306 miles long

There are 6,713 natural ponds, lakes and reservoirs of one acre or more

The first railroad in America ran between Albany and Schenectady, a distance of 11 miles.

There never was a concert in Woodstock

Bear Mountain State Park, one of the most popular state parks in NY

State of New York

New York state seal

About 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, Essex County in the Adirondacks - 5,344 feet above sea level.

10 Largest Cities

• New York City 
• Buffalo
• Rochester
• Yonkers
• Syracuse
• Albany
• New Rochelle
• Mount Vernon
• Schenectady

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