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| | History of New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The compromise was that, while New York would have sovereignty over the land, Massachusetts would have the "preemptive" right to obtain title from the Indians. | | | Some purchases of Iroquois lands, especially those negotiated by agents representing the State of New York after 1795, are the subject of numerous modern-day land claims by the individual nations of the Six Nations. | | | Some purchases of Iroquois lands are the subject of numerous modern-day land claims by the individual nations of the six nations. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_New_York
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| | A History of New York; ; François Weil |
| | New York is not America, François Weil writes, "but what America promises, perhaps its greatest promise." It may be hard to believe, then, that the quintessential symbol of American enterprise and energy was once quite low in the political and social hierarchy. | | | Weil takes on the New York of myth and offers a compelling chronicle of how it actually developed into a global city—what some have called the capital of the twenty-first century. | | | "A History of New York is a remarkable work of historical synthesis by an outstanding historian who brings a uniquely informed yet detached view to the history of the city. |
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http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/catalog/data/023112/0231129343.HTM
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| | New York, state, United States: History |
| | By the end of the war many Loyalists had left New York; the emigrants included former large landowners whose holdings had been seized by the legislature. | | | After the war speculation in W New York land (some newly acquired by quieting Massachusetts claims) rose to dizzying heights. | | | The French, who had allied themselves with the Hurons of Ontario, continued to push into N and W New York from Canada, but met with resistance from the Iroquois Confederacy, which dominated W New York. |
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http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/us/A0859983.html
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| | New York History Net Featured Sites |
| | Established in 1971, the Alliance is a non-profit organization which provides support, advice and training to historical societies, museums, historians and others interested in history in upstate New York. | | | It has been over forty years since the last entirely new comprehensive scholarly history of New York was published. | | | is a journal that covers the history of Rochester and western New York. |
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http://www.nyhistory.com/featured.htm
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| | Sullivan - History of New York State 1523-1927 |
| | Verrazzano was in New York waters in 1524, commissioned by the King of France, though one historian | | | On the other hand, Cartier's voyages of 1534 and 1535 were undoubtedly in behalf of France; and subsequent French expeditions, down to that of Samuel de 'Champlain in 1609, when he penetrated far into New York, strengthened claims made' by France that French sovereignty should be supreme in North America. | | | He immediately transmitted the news to Andros, and took precautionary measures to safeguard the King's money, but he did not attempt any radical measures of government. |
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http://www.courts.state.ny.us/history/elecbook/sullivan/pg4.htm
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| | John Yates & J. Moulton's "History of New York" |
| | The sinking of that land, and the separation of the two continents, however, is imagined to have been occasioned by those great and extraordinary earthquakes mentioned in the history of the Americans, which formed an era almost as memorable as that of the deluge. | | | The newspaper reported back to its readers by announcing the publication of the book, History of the State of New-York, on 20 April 1825: 'The traditions and speculations relative to the aborigines are laid down at large... | | | But her most splendid and powerful kingdoms were compelled to seek in Italy that adventurous genius, which could direct their energies into those unexplored paths, which led to national opulence and grandeur. |
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http://olivercowdery.com/texts/1824Yate.htm
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| | History of New York |
| | The 1920s saw New Yorkers embracing speakeasy culture, from the jazz clubs of Harlem to the bohemian bars in Greenwich Village. | | | While the World Trade Center attack is certainly the worst event in the city's long history, the terrorists did not—and could not—succeed. | | | New York City was created about 17,000 years ago at the end of the last ice age. |
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http://www.beyondtimessquare.com/nyc_history.htm
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| | New York City History |
| | The New York 1964 World's Fair - articles and maps on the city's last internations fair. | | | New York City Documents - from the Documents Service Center in Lehman Library | | | The New York State Historical Association in Cooperstown |
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http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eguides/amerihist/nyc.html
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| | New York |
| | THE OTHER 1492: Jewish Settlement in the New World (Finkelstein) Hard cover 100 pps. | | | Mention 1492 and most people conjure up images of Columbus and his three ships. | | | This book tells the history of New York through personalities and memorials in the City. |
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http://www.barnettesbooks.com/new_york.html
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| | NYC History and Facts |
| | Supervised by the New York Historical Society, this is an incredibly well written reference to New York with hundreds of illustrations and over 4,000 alphabetical entries. | | | New York was briefly (1789-90) the U.S. capital and was state capital until 1797. | | | New York City is located on the Eastern Atlantic coast of the United States, at the mouth of the Hudson River. |
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http://www.ny.com/histfacts
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| | The History of New York State |
| | Just as heroic an instance of self-effacement, in doing to the uttermost what he saw to be his duty to his country, in that which brought a cloud over one courageous soldier of New York. | | | The population of New York State was 48,958 less in 1865 than it had been in 1860. | | | Among the soldiers from New York there were many acts of heroism. |
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http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/state/his/bk11/ch5/pt4.html
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| | Albany Law School: New York State Legislative History Materials New York, NY, Albany, Capital Region, Union University, ... |
| | Dalton, 158 N.Y. (1899) (Bartlett, J.) I. For the researcher used to federal statutory research, the most striking thing about inquiry into the legislative history of New York State statutes is the absence of source materials. | | | Despite this, bill jackets are the primary "legislative history" document in New York. | | | The reports of these commissions (cited by year and document number) are usually printed in the Legislative Document series (1830-1976), and may be printed, or excerpted, in notes to the McKinney's and CLS Consolidated Laws. |
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http://www.als.edu/lib/editor.cfm?ID=245
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| | Colonial History - New Amsterdam (New York City) |
| | This work, part of the Facts on File series of Almanacs of American Life, is a true almanac of the colonies, with chapter on population, economy, architecture, etc., it even includes a chronology of the discovery through colonial period. | | | The New Netherland Project - sponsored by the NY State Library; project to transcribe original documents relating to the Dutch colony. | | | Historical atlas of New York City: a visual celebration of nearly 400 years of New York City's history |
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http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/goldcoop/newamsterdam.html
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| | New York |
| | You'd think New York had nothing to offer a woman but shoes, sex and cynicism. | | | State University of New York - New York, State University of, est. | | | University of the State of New York - New York, University of the State of, chartered 1784. |
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http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108252.html
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| | Amazon.com: New York : An Illustrated History: Books: Ric Burns,James Sanders,Lisa Ades |
| | And please pay no mind to the critics and reviewers who whine that there is no reference to the New York Yankees or "Why isn't this building discussed?" or "How can they have left out this museum and that park and those guys?" People, PLEASE! | | | History / United States / State & Local | | | Subjects > History > Americas > United States > State & Local > New York |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0679454829?v=glance
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| | New York State History Genealogy and Regional Interest Books for sale from Hope Farm Press |
| | You can email your comments and inquiries but first take a moment to look around. | | | From his interest in the local history of New York's Hudson Valley and Catskill Mountain region grew a catalogue of 500 books and pamphlets on New York State, and his remote Greene County Bookshop became the destination of people from all over the world. | | | The buildings and land were originally purchased by his family from the Hope family who had farmed it for years. |
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http://www.hopefarm.com
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| | KINSHIP New York genealogy books |
| | Modified July 12, 2005 Web site comments: kinshipbooks@cs.com | | | New York Research Tips and Sites background and suggestions to aid your search for New York families or local history information. | | | Publishers of New York State Books and CD's with Genealogical and Historical Source information for NY Family History. |
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http://www.kinshipny.com
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| | History of New York City - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | This article traces the history of New York City. | | | For the history of the State of New York, see the article History of New York. | | | Categories: Histories of cities in the United States |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_New_York_City
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| | New York: A Documentary Film Online |
| | This is the New York we all recognize. | | | NEW YORK: A DOCUMENTARY FILM is a Steeplechase Films production in association with WGBH Boston, Thirteen/WNET New York, and the New-York Historical Society. | | | For nearly 400 years, the people of New York have faced adversity and prevailed. |
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http://www.pbs.org/wnet/newyork
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| | Introduction to New York - The United States of America |
| | New York became the name of the state and the city. | | | Introduction to New York - The United States of America | | | The Statue of Liberty, superimposed over an outlining of New York state, is shown as the "Gateway To Freedom" celebrating the Empire State as a point of entry for millions of immigrants seeking the political freedom and democracy that American citizenship provides. |
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http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/ny_intro.htm
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| | The US50 - A guide to the state of New York - History |
| | Less than a week after the Declaration of Independence was signed, the people of New York met in convention in Kingston to vote their support and form their own state government. | | | After the adoption of the Federal Constitution, New York City was chosen to be the nation's first capital and was the site of the inauguration of George Washington as President on April 30, 1789. | | | The Colony of New York became a state on July 26, 1788 with the adoption of its first constitution - 12 years before the Federal Constitution. |
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http://www.theus50.com/newyork/history.shtml
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| | MTA NYC Transit - Info |
| | New York City's first official subway system opened in Manhattan on October 27, 1904. | | | The IRT was not New York City's first subway. | | | New York City Transit - History and Chronology |
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http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/facts/ffhist.htm
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| | New York City: History |
| | Notable among the New York actualities is a recurring theme of garbage disposal methods and equipment, showing that the city government had developed the administrative ability to provide basic services on a scale never before attempted anywhere. | | | Jacob A. Riis, A Ten Years' War: An Account of the Battle with the Slum in New York, (New York: Books for Libraries Press, 1969), pp. | | | New York City at the Turn of the Century |
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http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/papr/nyc.html
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| | Whitford's History of New York Canals, Vol. 1 - Contents |
| | A history of the events and a study of the causes which led to the abandonment of the lateral canals. | | | From the inception of the project to the abandonment of the canal. | | | Reproduction of a map accompanying Colden's History of the Five Indian Nations. |
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http://www.history.rochester.edu/canal/bib/whitford/1906/Contents.html
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| | New York History Month |
| | This was an initiative of the New York State Regional Publishers Association, an organization dedicated to the dissemination of local history research through publication. | | | The law (Arts and Cultural Affairs Law Section 57.02) states that the "The Commissioner of Education, through the Office of State History" is authorized to undertake projects during November that "celebrate the history of New York State and recognize the contributions of state and local historians." | | | This section of our website was created by a researcher who has retired. |
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http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/historymonth
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| | NYSHA/TFM Publications - New York History |
| | New York History is produced for the Association's membership, but its subscription list includes hundreds of libraries and educational institutions throughout the United States. | | | Published four times a year by NYSHA from its headquarters in Cooperstown, New York History, is the oldest quarterly covering the history of New York State and the only journal devoted entirely to that history. | | | Long regarded as one of the truly distinguished state history journals in the nation, New York History's importance is growing with increased public awareness both of the role of history in educational reform and in understanding the central role of New York State in shaping our national culture. |
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http://www.nysha.org/publications/nyh_intro.htm
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| | The History of New York City's Chinatown |
| | Chinese traders and sailors began trickling into the United States in the mid eighteenth century; while this population was largely transient, small numbers stayed in New York and married. | | | New York City’s Chinatown, the largest Chinatown in the United States—and the site of the largest concentration of Chinese in the western hemisphere—is located on the lower east side of Manhattan. | | | Encyclopedia of New York City edited by Kenneth T. Jackson (New York, N.Y.: New York Historical Society, 1995) |
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http://www.ny.com/articles/chinatown.html
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| | MARITIME HISTORY OF NEW YORK |
| | A Maritime History of New York is a quintessential recourse on the History of NYC | | | A Maritime History of New York is the series' first title. | | | A Maritime History of New York together with |
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http://www.goingcoastal.org
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| | New York History |
| | Welcome to the New York history home page. | | | The story of the Dutch and English colonists in the New World and how New Amsterdam became New York. | | | Browse Manhattan Skyline posters, Brooklyn Bridge posters, World Trade Center posters, New York City clip art, Statue of Liberty clip art, and more. |
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| | History |
| | The City of New York became a subway operator in 1932 when the municipally built Independent System (IND) was opened. | | | 1968 On March 1, The New York State Legislature creates the Metropolitan Transportation Authority which becomes New York City Transit's parent organization. | | | 2003 State and city agencies began planning a new transportation hub at the World Trade Center site. |
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http://www.subwaywebnews.com/history.htm
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| | NYC 100: Contents |
| | Join a discussion on 100 Years of New York City | | | Each decade includes a full time line prepared by the staff at The New York Times, photos from The Times archives, headline clippings from archive copies of The Times, and essays by noted authors and Times staff writers. | | | A panoramic view of New York from the first decade of the 20th Century -- all five boroughs. |
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http://www.nytimes.com/specials/nyc100/contents.html
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| | Welcome to New York History Genealogy |
| | Although independent, it is affiliated with both The American Local History Network and the American History and Genealogy Project. | | | The note was dated New York, August 24, 1860. | | | This nonprofit research network is affiliated with the American Local History Network, Inc. (ALHN),and the American History and Genealogy Project and hosted by USGenNet, a nonprofit historical and genealogical Safe-Site Server. |
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http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/state
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| | Welcome to Virtual New York City |
| | WELCOME to Virtual New York, a website devoted to the history of New York City and its people. | | | Produced by the New Media Lab at the Graduate Center, City University of New York, VNY offers resources on New York City's past unavailable elsewhere on the Web and, informed by the latest scholarship, new ways to understand that history. | | | Please email the webmaster with comments or questions. |
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http://www.vny.cuny.edu
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| | Gotham Center for New York City History |
| | The Gotham Center for New York City History is supported by The CUNY Graduate Center, | | | A New Deal for New York What Should We Do With Governors Island? | | | Main Announcements Archives Community/Thematic History Groups Historical Commodities Historic Houses/Sites Historical Services Libraries Museum Collections New Yorkers of the Past Scholars/Experts University History Departments Walking Tours Web Sites |
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http://www.gothamcenter.org
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| | NY Correction History Society |
| | www.correctionhistory.org hosts the New York Correction History Society's web pages. | | | The web resource for NY correction history --- 7000+ files of text & images totaling 460+ megabytes. | | | the history of correction services in New York |
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http://www.correctionhistory.org
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| | Rome, New York History |
| | For more information on the history of the region, | | | In 1815, Rome was the point of origin for the Erie Canal which bridged the gap between waterways to enable travel and opening of the American West. | | | For more information on the history of Rome: |
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| | New York City Graffiti @149st |
| | If you missed the New York movement or just want to relive some memories, then this is the place. | | | Interview: Bomb the System, director Adam Bhala Lough |
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http://www.at149st.com
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