New York - Political   Capital Albany Largest City New York City Major Cities Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, Syracuse, Schenectady, Utica, Binghamton, Watertown Nicknames Empire State Area 49,576 sq. miles Population 18,976,457

 

New York - Physical features   Mountain Ranges Adirondack Mountains, Catskill Mountains, Shawangunk Mountains, Palisades Plateaus Allegheny Plateau Lakes/Bodies of Water Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Finger Lakes, Lake Champlain, Lake George, Oneida Lake, Long Island Sound Rivers Hudson, Delaware, Susquehenna, Mohawk, Saint Lawrence, Genesee,Niagara Highest Point Mount Marcy Islands Long Island, Ellis Island (shared with New Jersey), Thousand Islands, Grand Island, Fire Island Bordering States Vermont (east), Massachusetts (east), Connecticut (southeast), New Jersey (southeast), Pennsylvania (south), Canada - Ontario and Quebec (west, north) National Parks None Key Products Publishing, Finance, Machinery, Dairy Products, Wine, Apples

 

New York - History   1625 New Amsterdam (now New York City) founded by Dutch 1788 Became 11th state to ratify the constitution Present Day The Empire State Building, currently the towers over New York City at 1,250 feet (381 meters), making it the United States’s second tallest building after the Sears Tower in Chicago, Illinois

 

New York - Facts   New York City, a major port at the mouth of the Hudson River, was the nation’s capital from 1785-1790 The Erie Canal connects the Great Lakes with the Hudson River, and is the only comlete natural route through the Appalachian Mountains New York is the only state to border the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean Ellis Island in New York City harbor was a major point of entry for immigrants from across the world who helped make present-day America’s diverse cultures. Ellis Island lies less than a mile from the Statue of Liberty, originally a gift from France, located on Liberty Island New Yorkers refer to the areas north of the New York City sphere of influence as as "Upstate New York". The US Military Academy is located at West Point New York has the nation's second largest Gross State Product (GSP) after California Adirondack State Park is the largest in the United States The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York Ciuty is the nation's largest art museum and the second largest in the world