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A chunk of the Cape York Meteorite called Ahnighito in the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The Meteorite fragment was recovered in Greenland and at 34 tons is the largest on display in any museum in the world. |
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State Seal
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Website : www.state.ny.us |
Capital
: Albany |
Highest
point : Mount
Marcy, 5,344 feet |
Area : 54,475 square miles,
27th largest state |
Population : 18,976,457
(2000 US Census) |
Motto
: Excelcior
(Ever upward) |
Admitted to
Union : July 26,1788 |
State
Song : "I Love New York" |
State Bird : Bluebird
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State Flower : Rose
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State Tree : Sugar Maple
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