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A TBF Avenger torpedo bomber aboard the USS Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum in New York City. Avengers were used by the Navy between 1942 and the 1960's. The was the type of plane President George H. W. Bush flew durring World War II. |
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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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