New York: Historic New York
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? ? ? The first settlers came from New England and in 1653 established Huntington. Settlements spread along the north shore and early in the 18th century to the south shore. Many of the newcomers obtained rights to their land from Wyandanch, a famous sache…
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The Senate House is so called because the first elected Senate of the State of New York met in this building on the morning of September 9, 1777. Colonel Wessel Ten Broeck built this house for his home in 1676 in the tiny villa…
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As you enter the Thousand Island Region, you visit what the Iroquois called, "the Garden Place of the Great Spirit." This series of scenic isles actually number more than 1,800, ranging from small bird perches to some containing thousands of acres. Once the…
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Phillip Freeman Home built circa 1830 reported to have been local "stop" of the "Underground Railway"
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(Three miles northwest of Remsen, Oneida County)Home and grave of Baron Frederick William von Steuben(1730-1794)Drillmaster of the American Revolution Arriving at Valley Forge in February, 1778, this German-born officer found "an army o…
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Situated on the important Mohawk Valley route between the Hudson River and the Great Lakes, Utica has long been a travel crossroads. Indian trails converged there, and Fort Schuyler was built on the site in 1758. The community which grew aro…
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Sir William Johnson (1715-1774), Indian trader, statesman, diplomat and Colonial Empire Builder, in 1763 built Johnson Hall, the center of his estate and the scene of many Indian conferences. Coming from Ireland in 1738, Johnso…
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The Mohawk Valley was a principal pass to the interior between the Adirondack Mountains and the Allegheny Plateau. Here dwelt the Mohawks, one of the Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy who barred the white man's advance westward. In the seve…
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Oriskany Battlefield(Eight miles west of Utica) The Battle of Oriskany was one of the bloodies engagements of the American Revolution. British and Indians here ambushed the Tryon County militia as they were marching to the relief of Fort Sta…
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Situated on the important Mohawk Valley route between the Hudson River and the Great Lakes, Utica has long been a travel crossroads. Indian trails converged there, and Fort Schuyler was built on the site in 1758. The community which grew aro…