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Since 1776, it has been the only U.S. state to be the most populous state for more than a century |
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THE 50 STATES |
2006-02-13 |
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This state & its capital were named for 2 dukedoms held by the same British man |
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STATE FACTS |
2004-11-23 |
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Until surpassed by California & Texas, it was the most populous state |
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STATE FACTS |
1999-12-07 |
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Its highest point is 5,344-foot Mount Marcy in the Adirondacks |
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U.S. STATES |
1999-11-23 |
#3502 |
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During the Revolutionary War, Poughkeepsie was the temporary capital of this state |
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THE 50 STATES |
1998-10-09 |
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The Hudson-Mohawk Lowland & the Adirondack Upland are 2 of this state's 8 land regions |
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U.S. STATES |
1996-11-08 |
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George Clinton was elected governor of this state 7 times; his nephew DeWitt was elected 4 times |
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THE 50 STATES |
1995-09-29 |
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This state's only national forest is Finger Lakes National Forest |
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U.S. STATES |
1994-12-08 |
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This "Empire State" is the only one that touches the Atlantic Ocean & the Great Lakes |
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THE 50 STATES |
1994-10-19 |
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Many of this state's counties, including Kings & Dutchess, date back to 1683 |
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THE 50 STATES |
1994-06-15 |
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Land regions in this state include the Hudson-Mohawk Lowland & the Adirondack Upland |
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U.S. STATES |
1993-07-12 |
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Its new license plates have a depiction of the Statue of Liberty |
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U.S. STATES |
1991-07-03 |
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Canada's Ontario province shares the Thousand Islands with this U.S. state |
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THE 50 STATES |
1990-03-22 |
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The largest wilderness area east of the Mississippi is this state's Adirondack Park |
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U.S. STATES |
1989-07-10 |
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More of this state's governors have gone on to be president than any other |
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THE 50 STATES |
1988-05-17 |
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State with the highest state income tax rate, 13.5%, on taxable earned income over $26,000 |
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U.S. STATES |
1988-04-12 |
#842 |
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Of N.Y., N.J., or N.M., the one, according to the World Almanac, with the most poultry |
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U.S. STATES |
1987-04-06 |
#606 |
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Only state bordering directly on both the Atlantic Ocean & the Great Lakes |
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U.S. STATES |
1985-11-01 |
#300 |
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For over 150 years, this state ranked 1st in population |
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U.S. STATES |
1985-04-17 |
#158 |
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It held the World's Fair in '39 & '40 & another one in '64 & '65 |
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U.S. STATES |
1985-03-08 |
#130 |
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Only state ending in "K" |
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U.S. STATES |
1985-02-12 |
#112 |
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State with the largest Black population |
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U.S. STATES |
1984-12-18 |
#72 |
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The Empire State |
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U.S. STATES |
1984-12-12 |
#68 |