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New York
Official State Web Site
assembly.state.ny.us/
The Dutch were the
first settlers in New York, establishing Fort Orange near Albany in 1624 and
New Amsterdam on the island of Manhattan a year later. After the English
took over in the 1660s, the colony was renamed New York, after the Duke of
York. One of the original 13 states to join the Union (it entered in 1788),
New York is known as the "Empire State." The state includes
everything from skyscrapers in Manhattan to rivers, mountains, and lakes in
upstate New York. Today, New York has the third largest population (after
California and Texas), and remains the financial center of the country. The
state flower is the rose, and the capital is Albany.
| Capital City: | Albany |
| Nickname: | Empire State / Excelsior State |
| Motto: | Excelsior (Ever upward) |
| Statehood: | July 26, 1788 (11th) |
| Origin of State's Name: | Named after England's Duke of York. |
| Largest Cities: | New York, Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, Syracuse |
| Border States: | Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont |
| Land Area: | 47,224 sq.mi., 30th largest |
| State Bird: | Bluebird |
| State Flower: | Rose (rosa) |
| State Tree: | Sugar Maple (acer saccharum) |
| State Song: | I Love New York |