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New York State The Empire State 11th State of the Union Admitted July 26th, 1788 Location Northeast region of the US Bordered by: North – Lake Ontario Canada South – Pennsylvania New Jersey East – Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut West – Lake Erie Pennsylvania Longitude: 71° 47 25 W to 79° 45 54 WLatitude: 40° 29 40 N to 45° 0 42 N State Symbols Motto – “Excelsior” (Ever Upward) Bird – Bluebird Flower – Rose Fruit – Apple Tree – Sugar Maple Song – “I Love New York” Cities Capital – Albany Major Cities: New York City Buffalo Rochester Syracuse Population – 18,976,457 (2000 Census) 3rd most populated in the US Geographic Features Mountains: Adirondacks Catskills Lakes: Lake Champlain Oneida Lake Finger Lakes (region) Adirondack Lakes (region) Lake Ontario (border) Lake Erie (border) Geographic Features – cont. Rivers: Hudson Mohawk Susquehanna Niagara Falls Lowest Point: Atlantic Ocean (0 feet above sea level) Highest point: – Mount Marcy (5344 feet above sea level) Climate Temperate climate: Mild to warm summers Cool to cold winters Average annual precipitation: 58 inches in the Adirondack Mountains 15 inches in New York City Average January temperature: 14° F in the Adirondack Mountains 30° F along the coast Average July temperature: 66° F in the Adirondack Mountains 74° F along the coast Economy Tourism Banking Farming: Fruit (apples, grapes, etc.) Dairy Vegetables Manufacturing: Pharmaceuticals and chemicals Print materials Mining: Salt Limestone Crushed stone Recreation Skiing Hiking Water sports Fishing Museums – Baseball Hall of Fame, MoMA Theater – New York City (Broadway) Festivals – New York State Fair Beaches – Atlantic Ocean Sports NFL: New York Giants Buffalo Bills MLB: New York Yankees New York Mets NBA: New York Knicks College: Syracuse University: Football Lacrosse Basketball LeMoyne College: Lacrosse Baseball Soccer Famous New Yorkers Millard Fillmore – 13th President of the US Theodore Roosevelt – 26th President of the US Frankli