Emblazoned on a dark blue field is the state coat of arms. The goddess 
Liberty holds a pole with a Liberty Cap on top. Liberty stands for 
freedom. At her feet is a discarded crown, representing freedom from 
England at the end of the revolutionary war. On the right is the goddess, 
Justice. She wears a blindfold and carries the scales of justice. Meaning 
that everyone receives equal treatment under the law. The state motto 
"Excelsior" on a white ribbon expresses the idea of reaching upward to 
higher goals. On the shield a sun rises over the Hudson highlands and 
ships sail the Hudson river. Above the shield is an eagle resting on a 
globe representing the Western Hemisphere.

Counties in New York

 

Capital City: Albany Location: 42.665N, 073.799W Capitol Tour

• Admission to Statehood: July 26, 1788

• Area: 54475 sq.mi, 27th  Land 47224 sq. mi., 30th - Water 7251 sq.mi., 8th
  Coastline 127 mi., 14th - Shoreline 1,850 mi., 13th
  Great Lakes 3,901 sq.mi., 3rd

• Area Codes: 50states List

• Biographies: Famous New Yorkers

• Bird: Bluebird   50states List

• Border States: Regional List - Connecticut - Massachusetts - New Jersey - Pennsylvania
  Rhode Island (water border) - Vermont

• Camping: Campgrounds

• Cam World: Live Web Cams

• Climate:

• Colleges, Universities, Community Colleges: 50states List

• Community Pages: 50states List

• Constitution: 11th State

• County Profile: Text List  62 Counties

• Courts: Judicial System

• Current Events: News Headlines

• Department of: Education  Certification

• Driving: DMV   Car Buying Tips

• Economy:

  • Agriculture: Dairy products, cattle and other livestock, vegetables, nursery stock, apples.

  • Industry: Printing and publishing, scientific instruments, electric equipment, machinery, chemical products, tourism.

• Editorial Cartoons: Cartoonists Index

• Fast Facts: 50states List

• Flag:
  Emblazoned on a dark blue field is the state coat of arms. The goddess Liberty holds a pole with a Liberty Cap on top. Liberty stands for freedom. At her feet is a discarded crown, representing freedom from England at the end of the revolutionary war. On the right is the goddess, Justice. She wears a blindfold and carries the scales of justice. Meaning that everyone receives equal treatment under the law. The state motto "Excelsior" on a white ribbon expresses the idea of reaching upward to higher goals. On the shield a sun rises over the Hudson highlands and ships sail the Hudson river. Above the shield is an eagle resting on a globe representing the Western Hemisphere.
  

• Flower: Rose   Rosa

• Genealogical Resources: Cyndi's List  Historical Societies

• Geography: About.com

• Geographic Center: Madison, 26 miles southwest of Utica

• Governor: George E. Pataki (R)

• Highest Point: Mt. Marcy; 5,344 feet, 21st

• Highway Markers: New York   

• Historic Landmarks: Search New York

• History: Historical   Civil War   20th Century

• Home School: About Home Schooling

• Homework Help: All Subjects / Study Tips

• Largest Cities: New York, Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, Syracuse, Albany,
  New Rochelle, Mount Vernon, Schenectady, Utica

• Library: New York

• License Plates:

• Lowest Point: Atlantic coast; sea level, 3rd

• Maps: Blank Outline Map   50states List

  

• Motto: Excelsior

• Museums: The Virtual Library

• National Forest: New York

• National Park: New York

• Newspapers: New York

• Nickname: Empire State

• Origin of state's name: Named after England's Duke of York

• Pen Pals: Penpalworld.com

• Permanent Residents: Find A Grave

• Population: Quick facts  18,976,457; 3rd, 12/00

• Presidental Birthplace:

  • Martin Van Buren, 1837-1841 {8th}

  • Born: December 5, 1782, in Kinderhook, New York

  • Millard Fillmore, 1850-1853 {13th}

  • Born: January 7, 1800, in Locke Township (now Summerhill), New York

  • Theodore Roosevelt, 1901-1909 {26th}

  • Born: October 27, 1858, in New York, New York

  • Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1933-1945 {32th}

  • Born: January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York

• Public Records: New York

• Real Estate: For Sale By Owner   Ired.com - New York

• Representatives:

  • US House: 107th Congress

  • US Senate: 107th Congress

  • New York House: Members

  • New York Senate: Members

• Road Side America: New York

• Soil: New York - Honeoye

• Song: I love New York  50states List

  • words and music by: Steve Karmen

• Symbols: Geobop's    NY Symbols

• Topography: Image Highest and most rugged mountains in the northeast Adirondack upland; Saint Lawrence-Champlain lowlands extend from Lake Ontario northeast along the Canadian border; Hudson-Mohawk lowland follows the flows of the rivers north and west; Atlantic coastal plain in the southeast; Appalachian Highlands, cover half the state westward from the Hudson Valley, including the Catskill Mountains Finger Lakes; plateau of Erie-Ontario lowlands.

• Tourism: Tour New York

• Tree: Sugar maple   Acer saccharum

• Unclaimed Funds: New York

• Veteran Affairs: New York

• Vital Records: New York

• Weather: Albany, Albany County Airport