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New York.

History

Many states have deep historical roots, however, different

States have different history; different Indian tribes, different

Explorers and different information about their state. For example, New

York’s early explorers consisted of Henry Hudson, Giovanni Verrazano,

and Samuel de Champlain.

New York's Indian tribes are the Algonquian, the

Iroquois and the Lenape Native

Americans. Furthermore, the state I

have chosen is New York,

so let me tell

you about its history.

More than 10,000 years ago, right after the Ice Age had melted away; the first settlers arrived in the region of what is now called New York. They are known mainly as Native Americans. Around the 1500's, nearly 30,000 Native Americans lived in the New York area. These Native Americans consisted of four groups: the Algonquin, Cañar see, Manhattan, and Iroquois Indians.

The Algonquin lived

somewhere around St

.Lawrence and the

Hudson River and raised their own crops to eat,

including maze, beans, and squash. Like the

Kwakiutls, they built long wooden houses, which can fit

up to fifty people or more. The Cañar see Indian tribe lived in Brooklyn and

Staten Island. Such a small tribe lived among many Algonquians. The

Manhattans obviously lived on the northern part of Manhattan Island. Last

are the Iroquois. The Iroquois lived farther west of the Algonquin Indians,

covering most of the western part of New York.

The Iroquois also built longhouses like the Algonquians. They skilled at

making weapons, canoes, pottery, and baskets that were woven. The

Iroquois also built a group now called the Iroquois

Confederacy. This Confederacy consisted of the

Mohawk, Seneca, Oneida, Cayuga, and the

Onondaga people.

This was supposed to settle peace among them and let them work together as a strong team. The Iroquois Confederacy also

drove the Algonquians out of New York to Canada. Sadly, today many of

these Indians are extinct and only .4 percent of our land is occupied by

those Indians.

Vikings were the real first settlers I suppose, then

Verrazano, Hudson, Gomez, and Champlain made their way famously

into the early explorers' history. The first European explorer to enter

New York was an Italian explorer by the name of Giovanni da

Verrazano. It was in 1524 when Giovanni da Verrazano, sailing for

the French, arrived at New York Harbor. Probably

that same year, Portuguese explorer, Estavan Gomez reached

New York too. Henry Hudson entered New York Bay on September

2,1609 . He sailed to find the Northwest passage, a

route on water from North America to the Pacific Ocean

, and that would give the Dutch an advantage to get Asian

spices, silks, and rare jewels. Sailing Half Moon,

Hudson and his crew reached the tip of the river that

now bears his name in 1609, yet the Dutch were

greatly disappointed in what Hudson had discovered

on his voyage, because the way to the East was blocked, and all he had

discovered were Indians. But in 1624, they found fur-trading at New

Amsterdam and Fort Orange. Due to Hudson's journey, the

Netherlands were able to claim much of New York's land. Eventually,

New Amsterdam became New York City and Fort Orange

became currently, the modern capital, Albany. Also in

1609,Samuel de Champlain, a French colonizer, was exploring

New York in the opposite direction from which Hudson was.

Exploring the lake named after him, he said it was, “a big beautiful lake

with such a fine country bordering it." Allied with the

Huron Indians, Samuel and his

allies fought against the Iroquois Indians. Some say that it was Champlain's guns that had made the Iroquois hate the French forever. Giving France a chance to claim New York, Samuel de

Champlain arrived at the northeastern part of New York from the

Providence of Quebec.

Have you ever wondered why we named this

state New York??Give all the thanks to King Charles I of England's brother

named James, the Duke of York. King Charles I decided to take over the

New Netherlands and sent James to do it, with a

charter giving him Territory. In 1664, four

English battleships entered present-day

New York Harbor. Peter Stuyvesant, governing

the New Netherlands, knew he could not

overcome the English and

surrendered immediately with not even one shot

fired upon them. In honor of James, the English

renamed the New Netherlands to New

York in respect for the Duke of York.

In 1626, Peter Minuit, a Dutch governor

wanted to make the

New Amsterdam settlement legal so he bought

Manhattan Island

from the Native Americans of what is now worth 60 Dutch guilders!!

This is considered perhaps the

most famous real-estate deal in

all history of America! Probably

somewhere near 1756, French

and the Indians were having war. The French was powerful, for they have captured Fort Onega and Fort William Henry, yet when the war was over in 1761 in New York and in the Treaty of Paris, the English gained Canada and French lands west of the Mississippi River.

In October, 1776, in the Battle of Vancouver Bay, Benedict Arnold

delayed the British by several months before war by assembling a

fleet of boats toward the English. This gave much advance to the

Americans for they could get ready in advance in that amount of

time. The famous battle of Saratoga or "the turning point of

Revolution "took place on October 17,1777 at Schuylerville, the

Americans forced the British to retreat and surrender. The war was

started because, it was to show protest against the unfair laws of the

British Government. The British had lost due to heavy loss of supplies,

because General Schuyler's wife had destroyed many providing

supplies of the British. Being overpowered by American General

Thaddeus Kosciusko and General Arnold, forming a brilliant yet

daring attack on the British, the British were surrounded by the

Americans and Burgoyne had to surrender. With George Clinton as

the governor, New York had the Right of an Independent state in

1777 yet it was not one of the states of the Union yet. But when the

United States had a government, New York was officially a

free, independent state of the Union and the 11th state on July

26,1788.

Henry Hudson was one of many influential people in New York because he had founded the New York Harbor and a river was named after him. Giovanni was also influential because he was the first European

explorer to enter New York Harbor and also had a bridge named after

him, the Verrazano Narrows. Horace Greeley, confounded The New

Yorker magazine and found the New York Tribune in 1941. He also

advocated voting rights for women and former slaves when the Civil

War ended. He pushed forward Universal Public Education for the

Influential uses. Julia Howe was a daughter of a wealthy banker and

fought for the abolition for the women's right to vote. Known from all

her poems, this was the most famous on, "The Battle of Hymn of the

Republic". St. Frances Xavier Cabrini was born in Italy and was the

first United States Saint when she was canonized in 1460. She found

the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart and in 1899, she worked

with the poor and the orphanage is now found in West Park called

St. Cabrini Home. Born in New York and elected the twenty-sixth

president, Theodore Roosevelt was governor of New York after

leading the Rough Riders through the Spanish-American War.

Roosevelt won a Noble-Peace Prize in 1906 for ending the Russo-

Japanese War. He also yearned for the building of the Panama

Canal. William McKinley wanted peace for the world and with

inspiring words he set out to urge the people of New York to build the

Panama Canal (like Roosevelt did) and telegraph cable be built

across the ocean. Sadly, the very next day, he was shot by Leon

Czolgosz and died a week later.

One of the many important events of New York's history, is the

statue of liberty's history. It all started because the French gave the statue to the people of the United States as reorganization of friendship that was established during the American Revolution

War. Yearning to complete the structure in the year 1876, Frederic

Auguste Bartholdi wanted it to go with the signing of the Declaration

of Independence. Americans had agreed to build the pedestal and

the French, the statue. Yet the problem was that they did not have

enough money for the process of construction! Both states used

various methods to raise funds and when the funds for the

pedestal was going very slow, Joseph Pulitzer intended to make

harsh comments on his newspaper of New York to motivate the

people to want to support New York's to be statue. The people were

motivated and started to raise funds for the pedestal, Joseph Pulitzer

had succeeded. Construction for the pedestal finished on April,1886

and the statue finished on July,1884 and it arrived at New York

Harbor on July 17,1885. When transiting to New York, it was

separated into 350 pieces and into 214 crates, and it was assembled

together after four months. Ellis Island is also an

important event in New York's history. All Immigrants had

to enter the portal of Ellis Island before really entering the

United States. It's located very near the Statue of Liberty.

Amazingly it was known as the Oyster Island for many

years during the English Colonial periods

due to its abundant oyster beds. Ellis Island became part of the

Statue of Liberty National Monument in 1965 where President

Lyndon Johnson declared it. Also in Ellis Island is the Wall of Honor,

a famous wall which bears names in the world, the largest one.

Inscribed are 700,000 names, representing each nationality. The last

saddest ,worst event of New York's history is the disaster of the twin

towers. On September 11, 2001 ,both World Trade Centers were hit

by some hijacked airliners. 2,974 people died due to this attack from

the terrorisms and not only did the hijackers destroy it but nearby

buildings as well. To this day everyone remembers the people who

have died innocently and sadness and grief can be felt deep in our

hearts.

New York's recent developments include transportation and

education. Transportation upgraded in the past few years and is now

called the Metropolitan Transportation Authority(MTA). MTA is the

largest transportation provider in the western Hemisphere, it serves

14.6 million people. Did you know that New York has some of the

most important libraries, universities, and research centers in the

world? All of it is education. New York's first public school opened in

1791 and parents had to pay until 1867. New York's largest college

is New York University, with more than 30,000 students.

So after all I've said you've got to admit, New York is an

interesting state after all. Henry Hudson, Giovanni Verrazano, the

Iroquios Confederacy, the Battle of Saratoga, Horace Greeley, and

all of what I have wrote is New York's history and I hope you have enjoyed it!!

Geography & Climate

Much of the Earth is covered with land regions and beautiful ones. For example, Maine’s main region is a forest area, probably about 80 percent of it covers Maine. Tennessee’s main land region is high mountains and they are covered with forests, much like Maine. But don’t forget the lakes and rivers! One of many lakes in Maine is the Chamberlain Lake, which flows into the Chesuncook Lake and the Mattawankeg River. Yet weather is also important for many states. As you know, my state is New York and I will tell you about New York’s main land, lakes, rivers, and New York’s weather. New York’s main lands include mountains, valleys, hills, highlands, boroughs, coastal plains, and islands. In eastern New York, there is a long strip of land mainly called the New England Uplands. Consisting of the Taconic Mountains Hudson Valley, the Taconic rises to the very east of the Hudson Valley. New York shares this piece of land with Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. The Hudson Valley also flows into Pennsylvania. Ever wonder what makes up New York City – those are two of the five boroughs in the New England Uplands region, named Manhattan and Bronx. The other three remaining boroughs are a part of The Atlantic Coastal Plain, another region, named – Staten Island, Brooklyn, and the Queens. The Atlantic Coast Plain runs from Massachusetts to Florida, yet in New York, only Long and Staten Island is in this region. Long Island is just a piece of long land on the Atlantic Ocean and Brooklyn and the Queens are west of Long Island. The Catskill Mountains are west of Hudson and is a part of the Appalachian Highlands region that mainly takes up about half of New York. The Appalachian Highlands region belongs to the Appalachian Mountain System that runs through North America, Canada, and Alabama. The Appalachian Highlands go from the Hudson Valley all the way to the central and southern part of New York. That region can also be named the Allegheny Plateau, one of the many ranges in the Appalachian Mountain System. The Catskills, Finger Lakes, and the river valleys are inside the Appalachian Highland region. Very popular and a year- round recreation area, the Catskills Region roams. Where farmers raise grapes, fruit trees, and vegetables are the Catskills river valleys. Where New York’s eleven long, thin north- central lakes are the Finger Lakes of the Catskills. The largest two lakes are Lake Seneca and Lake Cayuga. Surprisingly, this region also attracts many visitors year- round. The next region is the Adirondacks Region which is north of the Mohawk Valley. The Adirondack Mountains cover most of the north- eastern part of New York, and the mountains are recreational and many resorts are everywhere around there. But now many adventurers spend time in the North Woods, one of the wildest regions of the north. Much of the Adirondacks Mountain Region is protected by the state for wilderness reservation and it is called the Adirondack Park. The park is almost as big as Vermont or New Hampshire because it covers 9,000 square miles (23,310 sq. km.). New York’s highest point, Mt. Marcy, is one out of a lot of peaks in the Adirondacks and New York’s second highest point is Haystack Mountain, Mt. Macy about 5,344 ft. many lakes and rivers fall as waterfalls down the mountain sides, too. Amazingly, forests cover almost about half of New York! Much of the 150 tree species in New York are northern types, but some, like the sweet gums and tulip trees are from the natives from Southern United States. The Adirondack Mountain Region consists of evergreens which hold cones such as pine or spruce. Hidden in the evergreens are beech and sugar maple trees, which are New York’s state tree. Many forests are inside the Appalachian Plateau too, such as ash, birch, cherry, and oak trees that are among mountains and hills, but mostly oak is the common piece of woodland in the southeastern part of New York. As I said about the Adirondacks Mountain Region on main land regions, it has many lakes and rivers living in it. About 2,000 lakes make the Adirondacks Mountains their home including Lake Placid, Saranac, Tupper, Long, and Lake Champlain, which are some of the biggest lakes there. Lake Champlain continues into Canada though. All the lakes flow down into the St. Lawrence River because of the mountain slope. St. Lawrence River plays its part by being the borderline of the Canadian providence of Ontario. The St. Lawrence widens around the Thousand Islands, which are really 1,793 islands in a group. Half are given to New York and Ontario. Two of the Great Lakes, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, forms a lot of New York’s border. The Great Lakes were very convenient and economic because New York could ship their wares to the western part of the United States easily across the Great Lakes. The St. Lawrence River is also convenient and economic because ships could go easily through the St. Lawrence Seaway and into the sea. The Niagara River at New York’s western tip, connect both of the two Great Lakes, and it is probably about 36 miles long. The Niagara River also creates one of the most famous waterfalls in the world, the Niagara Falls, by plunging over a ridge. The Niagara Falls spans the Canadian border, and in the United States Section are to American Falls and the Bridal Veil Falls. Forming a part of New York’s border with Pennsylvania, the Delaware River flows into the Catskills. A lot of New York’s water system comes from the Delaware River. The Susquehanna River and Otsego Lake flow into Pennsylvania and the Genesee River is the biggest river and main river of the western part of New York. It starts from Pennsylvania and through New York’s tip then into Lake Ontario. There are many lakes and rivers in New York: Cayuga Lake, Green Lake, Delta Lake, Oneida Lake, Lake Ontario, Lake Champlain, St. Lawrence River, Hudson River, Keuka River, Niagara River, Delaware River, Susquehanna River, Otsego Lake, Indian Lake, and Lake George. New York’s climate is very cold in the winter and very hot in the summer, pretty extreme weather if you ask me. Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse get most of the snow than other big cities do than usual and the Tug Hill Plateau is also very snowy too. It snows more at the Tug Hill Plateau than any other place in the country. Though much people complain about inconvenience of severe snowy days, not all people do. This is also a chance for extra fun like bobsledding and skiing. Not only is it fun, but the sight is very beautiful indeed. The average precipitation each year is 40 inches that go with heavy snowfalls in Northern New York. Average temperatures in January go from 33 degrees Fahrenheit on Long Island to 14 degrees Fahrenheit on the Adirondacks in the winter. But when spring starts charging in, the mountain snow melts and the rivers are filled up with winter water that sparkles like a crystal in the sun. A variety of trees bloom and blossom in the parts of the lowlands and much of the wildflowers cover the hills that roll and twist. Then summer flows into Spring and before you know it, it’s about eighty degrees and all is hot, hot, hot. But that’s not all; summer also attracts sun- lovers to many of New York’s beaches and seashores. In Manhattan, a Central Park is packed with bicyclers and roller skaters. Your pets and you could start playing fetch and Frisbee and also get wet in the sprinkler. And people who work in offices get a lunch break, they search for any opportunity to sunbathe while luxury eating their luscious lunch. Now who would miss and not want that opportunity, right? In July, Long Island’s Temperature is in the pleasant 74 degrees Fahrenheit, yet high in the Adirondacks, the midsummer average temperature is about 66 degrees Fahrenheit, which is pretty cold if you ask me. Then summer quickly fades out to a crisp, cool autumn where all animals and human beings on Earth prepare for winter. In fall, the air becomes cold and crisp and much maple tree’s leaves turn a bright, red, orange, yellow, and brown shade of hue. This is probably a time when many skaters favor long driving trips through New York. Usually in New York though, people have to go through cool climate more than sunny days so people in New York really do appreciate if some sunny days decide to peek out. Mainly this happens because much moisture gathers over the Great Lakes and then huge clouds just drift into New York so we can’t really help it. Shockingly, in Binghamton, the sky is clear only for about sixty- eight days a year!!! Now that I have described New York’s geography and climate to you, I hope you have learned a lot about how the weather was like in New York and the landforms that make up my state!

Cities Two major cities in New York are Buffalo and Rochester, Buffalo is known as New York’s second- largest city. Sitting next to Lake Erie and the Niagara River, it is made a thriving and prosperous city because of water. North of Buffalo is the end of the Erie Canal and very north is the Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence Seaway, and the Atlantic. If the Canal of Erie opens, Great Lakes stream boats pull into Buffalo packed with settlers and freight. In Buffalo’s wealthy age, the high business class lived in large, beautiful mansions on Millionaires Row. Now the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site, it used to be the Wilcox Mansion. Here, as told, Roosevelt became the next president after McKinley was assassinated in 1901. You can still see the Monument of McKinley standing in the City Hall. The City Hall also offers a nice view of the city and much of its waterways. Many of Buffalo’s wealthy citizens used to spend elegant evenings at theaters. Most of the theaters are now removed but still stand on Main Street. Niagara Falls is a famous and favorite destination for vacationers and such things like that in Buffalo, it’s still as popular as before but more. Can you believe more than 500,000 gallons of water gorges over the cliff every second?! Fort Niagara overlooks where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario. Fort Niagara was the hotspot fort the American Revolution and other wars in 1812. Rochester is on the Genesee River and on Lake Ontario, and it was an important port of the Erie Canal also. Rochester became New York’s third- largest city, because it was a shipping and manufacturing hub for New York. International people helped build its industries: Italian, German, Polish, Irish, and Canadian people. Visitors admire the High Falls of the Genesee River and on warm summer evenings, they show fireworks and lights in display for everyone to see. The most famous resident of Rochester was George Eastman, the inventor of the Kodak Camera. Now a museum was his fifty- room mansion on East Avenue. Next door of his mansion is the International Museum of Photography, which shows much of the earliest movies or pictures. Susan B. Anthony’s Rochester home was where she fought for women’s right to vote, and it is also a museum too. Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum is also filled with tons of dolls and collections. Farther up Rochester is the Letch worth State Park, and it shows the 600 a foot piece of the Genesee River Gorge. Three waterfalls fall down its walls and rafters get real big thrill rides.

People

So many people and faces in New York’s crowd, each one different and unique, and when you add them all up, the population ranks up to 19,297,729 citizens or more. So many people also speak different languages, since this is the land where we accept immigrants from all around the world, the state of freedom. Much of this commotion happens in the urban part of New York. Let me tell you about New York’s people. The average population for New York ranks up to the highest of 19,297,729, which as I say, is a lot of people! The population density is 367 people per square miles. But the most current update on New York’s population is nothing compared to 10 years ago!! Subtract 11,000,000 from the population now is what you get in the year 2000. That’s right! Ten years ago the population only consisted of 8,008,288 people!!!!! Yet in 1950, 50 years ago from now, the population barely changed from 10 years ago consisting of 7,891,957 people. As I said, everyone’s face is different and unique and they also speak unique and different languages. Some of these ethnic groups consist of White, African Americans, Hispanic, Asian Native Americans, and other. The White people probably came from the west or from their European ancestors’ roots. Some of the white race also come from the Middle Eastern, North Africans, and Central Asians. The African Americans come from, as you might know, Africa, yet surprisingly, some are from the Caribbean, South America, or elsewhere. The Hispanic or “ancient Hispania and its peoples” refer to Spanish- speaking people, who come from mainly Hispanic America, Spain, countries historically relating to Spain, and/or from the Philippines. Asian people are often referring to people from a particular region or sub region of Asia. Most people say they come from East Asia or Southeast Asia. Last, but not least are the Native Americans. Native Americans are indigenous people of the Americas or in habitants of the Americas. As you know, the white speak English, African Americans speak English, Hispanics speak Spanish, the Asian speak Mandarin( or Chinese ) ,and the Native Americans speak their own languages. The Asian cultures include poetry, dance, music, and arts. The Hispanics’ cultures include music, literature, and religious diversity. All in all, much of the population of people live in the urban part of New York because of its cities.

Plant’s and Animals So many trees, flowers, and plants surround New York to make its natural scenery, beautiful and large. But if you look closely, animals live in these plants, it is their home, its habitat. So many plants and animals; let me describe them. Some of New York’s popular trees include sweet gums, tulip trees, pine, spruce, beech maple tree, sugar maple tree( New York’s state tree), ash, berry, cherry, and oak trees. Some flowers of New York consist of daises, black eyed Susan, devil’s paint brush, buttercups, violets, and clover carpets. Animals of New York hidden in forests and mountains are mountain lions, timber wolves, black- capped titmice, gold finches, waxwings, sparrows, woodpeckers, crows, and hawks. The climate changes animals’ habitats because usually it is too cold for them to live then they move to a different place. So now you know, there are a lot of animals and plants in New York, if only people would stop for a moment and think about them.

Economy & Industry

Naturally known as the main economic merchandise cooperation in the world, New York is known to produce more goods and services than other entire nations do. Some say, that if New York were a country, it would have one of the top fifteen economics in the whole entire world. I believe what they say because I did some research on New York’s economy and industry, and I can see what they mean. Let me tell you. Believe it or not, but New York’s output of manufacturing is second to California’s! Amazingly, the value of New York’s manufactured goods makes up about 7 percent of the nation’s entire production!!! New York also leads the nation in printing and publishing books, magazines, newspapers, and other printed articles which are, New York’s leading factory goods. You know, of all of the printing and publishing in the country, one- sixth of this takes place in New York City, also known as the world’s headquarters for magazines. New York City is also the country’s leading manufacturer of women’s clothing. Yet New York City is not the only city that really manufactures for the country and nation, the Rochester and Buffalo area is also one of the top manufacturing spot of the country. Rochester’s factories make electronic objects such as cameras, films, copy machines, and instruments for dentists and eye doctors. Amazingly, Rochester is also the home of the Eastman Kodak Company. Buffalo’s factories make medical and surgical equipment and electrical machinery. Of all this, New York is also one of the top dairy states in the nation. More than 10,000 dairy farms work in the state. Dairy products cost for over half of the state’s total farm income. Crops also bring in about 1/3 of New York’s farm income. Some of the crops include: hay, corn, cabbage, potatoes, sweet corn, beans, .ect. Apples are New York’s major fruit and grapes are made to fine wine. All this is really the secret to how the majority of people In New York earn a living and well known products that are produced in New York. Well, since New York is the world’s economic center, New York’s products obviously are shipped out to the whole world, and no particular countries actually.

Travel, Tourism, & Recreation

Have you ever wondered what New Yorkers did for fun and how they traveled to tour the famous New York City? Have you ever wondered where New Yorkers had fun and what made transportation available for New York and other states? Well, I do and I will tell you what I have researched in this part of my report for New York, all about New York’s travel, tourism, and recreation. As you know, the New York Yankees have encouraged baseball throughout the United States, though baseball is only one of many recreations that New Yorkers do for their leisure time. Baseball, obviously, is New York’s major sport, home to the New York Yankees, and many people enjoy it. Famous Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Joe DiMaggio you think may be just famous baseball players in history, but they aren’t just that, they were national heroes who were admired internationally. Amazingly, the Yankees were the most successful sport franchise in history; they have won their 24th World Series in 1998. Hockey, basketball, and football are also encouraged throughout New York. Yet sports aren’t the only recreation available in New York. Many people, or spectators, love to go to watch Broadway for fun, and many other people love to act and it is their dream to perform on Broadway live. Broadway was wildly popular during the period between the 1920’s through the 1930’s. Music is also inspired in New York’s Carnegie Hall, where the best of the best musicians play their beautiful in instrumental music. The Carnegie Hall had held the greatest musicians in the world starring from the famous Russian composer/conductor Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky to the Beatles. New York’s Avery Fisher Hall is home to the oldest symphony orchestra in the country, the New York Philharmonic Dance is also encouraged. Tourists like to hike, camp, or climb mountains to see the beauty of New York’s nature, for fun. Unique tourist spots in New York include the Niagara Falls, Catskills Mountain, the Adirondack Park, and the Thousands Islands. The Niagara Falls are massive water falls in the Niagara River. The falls are 17 miles northwest of Buffalo, New York and 75 miles southeast of Toronto, Ontario. The Catskills Mountains is a dissected plateau that an uplifted region eroded into a sharp landform. Sometimes they are considered to be continued from the Appalachian Mountains. The location of the Catskills is west of the Hudson River. Located in the northeast New York lays the Adirondack Park covering about six million acres, almost the size of Vermont! It is the largest National Historic Landmark and largest area protected by the United States. The Thousand Islands is the name of groups of islands that are spread among the western Canadian border. Stretching for about 50 miles downstream from Ontario, the Thousand Islands are scattered. In all there are 1,793 islands in Thousand Islands. What is the most interesting part though is that in the salad dressing, “Thousand Island” was named after the Thousand Islands! Subways, railroads, stations, and canals are all modes of transportation found in New York. Subways are found mainly in Rochester yet most of the subway systems are destroyed. The Long Island Railroad is found in Long Island and the Metro- North railroad can be found in some of the 13 colonies. The Pennsylvania station can be found in Amtrak and leads from New York to Pennsylvania on a train. Canals today are now used for recreation though before it was for transportation. For now, I have to say that New York has a major in baseball and recreation in sports and it also has many unique sights to behold. Transportation is a very big deal too. I hope you have enjoyed New York’s travel, tourism, and recreation.