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New York State
Fast Facts
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Date of statehood:
State capital:
Largest City:
Nickname:
Population:
July 26, 1778
Albany
New York City
The Empire State
17,700,000 people
New York’s
5 Largest Cities
• New York City (7,322,564 people)
• Buffalo
(328,123 people)
• Rochester
(231,636 people)
• Yonkers (188,082 people)
• Syracuse
(163,860 people)
NEW YORK STATE
Counties & Cities
KEY
Niagara County
* = City
Sanborn
* Rochester
* Buffalo
* Albany
Erie
County
* New York
City
The Seal and Flag of New York
State Seal
State Flag
– Adopted
in 1778
– Gold
– Adopted
in 1909
– Navy blue
State seal and flag
have the same emblem
Explanation of New York State
Seal and Flag
• Center shield
shows ocean
scene
• Shield is held
by two
women:
Liberty and
Justice
• American
eagle sitting on
world globe
Liberty on left
Justice on right
• State motto,
Excelsior,
written on
scroll below
shield
The State Bird:
Eastern Bluebird
• Female has paler blue head and tail
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Male is bright blue
White belly
Chestnut-brown feathers
Found in orchards, gardens, farmyards
The State Tree:
Sugar Maple
• Grows to a height of 135 feet
• Gray bark and dark green leaves
• Leaves turn bright red, orange,
yellow in the autumn
• Wood of maple sugar used for
furniture, floors, musical instruments
• Boil sap of tree for syrup
The State Flower:
Rose
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School children voted for symbol in 1891
Officially became the state flower in 1955
Fragrant flowers with thorny stems
Roses are red, yellow, and white
Grow in bushes and gardens
More New York State Symbols
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Animal:
Beverage:
Fish:
Fossil:
Beaver
Milk
Brook
Sea Scorpion
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Fruit: Apple
Insect: Ladybug
Muffin: Apple Muffin
Slogan: I Love New York
Governor of New York:
George Pataki
Governor George E. Pataki is our State's 53rd chief
executive and was elected to office in 1994.
Responsibilities of the Governor:
• preparation of the state's executive budget
• execution and enforcement of state laws
• Commander-in-Chief of New York's military
and naval forces
http://www.state.ny.us/governor/
Famous New Yorkers
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Mariah Carey
Christopher Reeve
Kareem Abdul-Jabar
Tom Cruise
Colin Powell
Jay Leno
Connie Chung
Denzel Washington
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Maurice Sendak
Barbara Streisand
Tommy Hilfiger
E.B. White
Eleanor Roosevelt
George Clinton
Lou Gehrig
Rosie Perez
Tourism in
New York State
Niagara Falls
The Empire State Building
Statue of Liberty
Broadway
Lockport Locks
Future New York State Topics
Underground
Native Americans
The Erie Canal
Railroad