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| A plaque in front of 123 Lexington Ave. in Mannhattan marking this as the site where early on the morning of September 20, 1881, a few hours
after President Garfield's death, Judge John R. Brady administered the oath of office to
Chester A. Arhtur. Arthur also passed away here in November 1886 and his body was laid to rest at the Rural Cemetery in Albany. |
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Flag |
 State Seal |
| 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 |
 State Flower : Rose |
 State Tree : Sugar Maple |
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