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Parent topics
- United States of America [r]: A country of North America, north of Mexico, south of Canada. [e]
- Colonial America [r]: The eastern United States and parts of Canada from the time of European settlement to the time of the American Revolution. [e]
Subtopics
Principal cities
- Albany, New York [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Buffalo, New York [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Elmira, New York [r]: Add brief definition or description
- New York City [r]: The largest city in the United States of America and a world center of finance, commerce, communications, and the arts. [e]
- Niagara Falls, New York [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Rochester, New York [r]: A city in New York State on Lake Ontario. [e]
- Syracuse, New York [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Utica, New York [r]: A city in upstate New York. [e]
Politics and government
- Hillary Clinton [r]: U.S. Secretary of State since January 2009; Democratic Party contender for the presidential nomination, 2008; former First Lady (born 1947). [e]
State government
U.S. Senate
- Kirsten Gillibrand [r]: U.S. Senator (D-New York), appointed to Hillary Clinton's vacancy; U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations [e]
- Charles Schumer [r]: Senator, D-Oregon, Senate Committee on Finance [e]
U.S. House of Representatives
Social, cultural, and educational
- To include 4 yr colleges and universities, also museums, zoos, etc
Industry and agriculture
- Principal crops and farming-related articles, industrial products, etc
Geographical and geological features
- Adirondack Mountains [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Hudson River [r]: The most important river in New York State. [e]
- Lake Ontario [r]: One of the North American Great Lakes. [e]
- Long Island [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Thousand Islands [r]: An archipelago of islands in the Saint Lawrence River, stretching for approximately 80 kilometres (50 miles) downstream from Kingston, Ontario. [e]
Noteworthy places
- Examples: Hoover Dam
People
Federal
- Institutions and installations such as military (West Point), research facilities (Los Alamos), National Paks, Wilderness areas
New York state history
Other related topics
- Washington Irving [r]: (1783-1859) American writer, considered the first American man of letters, best known for his short stories, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle. [e]
- Rip Van Winkle [r]: Short story by Washington Irving, first published in 1819, about a man who falls asleep and only re-awakens 20 years later to a completely changed world. [e]
Associated U.S. states and Canadian provinces
Native American
- Tribes, reservations, etc
