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New York State A Rich Tapestry Of Farms, Cities And Firsts
In Stories of the States the piece extols New York as a vast mix of farms, forests, mountains and cities. It highlights Champlain, Hudson, Albany, Niagara Falls, the Adirondacks and Lake Placid, noting New York’s population, industry, ports, and vast recreational resources. It emphasizes a diverse economy from farming to manufacturing and a thriving cultural landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Emerine
New York
Manhattan Island
Times Square
Greenwich Village
Fifth Avenue
Wall Street
Niagara Falls
Adirondacks
Catskilla
Lake Placid
Mount Marcy
Bowery
Champlain
Samuel de Champlain
Hendrik Hudson
Coney Island
Albany
New Netherland
Manhattan
Fort Nassau
Castle Island
New Amsterdam
Peter Stuyvesant
Duke of York
New World
New York State
Long Island
New York City
George Washington
United States
Buffalo
Binghamton
Rochester
Syracuse
Utica
Yonkers
Thousand Islands
Ausable Chasm
the Palisades
Howes Caverns
Lake George
Brighton
Riis Park
Rockeway
Long Beach
Jones Beach
Southampton
Staten Island
Thomas E. Dewey
Owos- 80
Mich
New York County
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Great Lakes
Fort Ticonderoga
Upstate