Moving Companies in New York (NY)

NEW YORK

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Here is a brief introduction to the state of New York.

Capital City: Albany
Nicknames: Empire State

Population over 19.1 million residents

State’s Flag: The state flag, adopted in 1909, displays the state coat of arms. The shield depicts mountains, ships, and a rising sun. Above it, a bald eagle sits on a globe. The two figures on either side represent liberty and justice.

          Linking New England with the Midwest and the Great Lakes with the sea, the “Empire State” dazzles with its endless variety. New York is best known for its great metropolis-the frenetic vertical circus of steel and glass and hurrying humanity that New Yorkers know simply as “the city.” But Manhattan and its adjacent boroughs represent only a tiny fraction of the state, most of which is rural. Upstate lay great tracts of undeveloped land-including Adirondack Park, which crowns the state with 6 million acres of mountain wilderness-as well as enough rivers, lakes, pastures, beaches, and farmlands to soothe the most city-weary soul.

          The Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazano was probably the first European to visit New York when he sailed past Manhattan Island in 1524. By far the greater honor, however, goes to Englishman Henry Hudson, whose 1609 voyage up the river that became his namesake opened New York to settlement. Hudson believed that he had found the Northwest Passage to the Orient, and he sailed his ship, the Half Moon, 150 miles inland before the river became too shallow to negotiate. Hudson considered his voyage a failure, but his employers, the Dutch East India Company, thought otherwise. Within two decades the colony of New Amsterdam was thriving, with outposts strung along the Hudson River from Fort Orange (later renamed Albany by the British) to Manhattan Island-purchased from local Indians, legend has it, for $24 worth of trinkets.

          Perhaps no other river has played a greater role in the history of the Americas than has the Hudson. Algonquin and Iroquois Indians used it to travel around the state, and settlers closely followed the river’s northward course, spreading out into its fertile valleys. During the Revolutionary War the Hudson served as a natural barrier, separating the free colonies of New England from British-held New York City. With control of the Hudson, and the military installation situated on the river at West Point, Americans were able to throttle British supply lines while keeping their own ships moving.

          With the opening of the 363mile-long Erie Canal in 1825, the Hudson assumed yet another role. Linking the Atlantic with the Great Lakes-and thence the Ohio and Mississippi rivers-the Hudson-Mohawk-Erie waterway served as the gateway to the west for thousands of pioneer families. As the state’s lumber, manufacturing, and railroad interests all prospered, New York City rapidly grew to become the nation’s leader in banking, commerce, and culture.

          In 1830 Church of Latter-day Saints is founded at Fayette. In 1848 First women’s rights convention is held at Seneca Falls. In 1886 Statue of Liberty is dedicated in New York Harbor. In 1901 President William McKinley is assassinated in Buffalo. In 1929 New York stock market crashes. In 1939 World’s Fair opens in Queens, New York City. In 1946 New York City is chosen as site for U.N. headquarters. In 1959 St. Lawrence Seaway opens. In 1964 Second New York World’s Fair opens. In 1987 New York Stock Exchange experiences a record drop in the Dow-Jones average. In 2000 Hillary Rodham Clinton is elected U.S. senator from New York, becoming the first former First lady to be elected to office. On September 11, 2001 the twin towers of the World Trade Center are destroyed in a terrorist attack.

Service industries: Banking, securities, real estate; medical offices, law firms, advertising agencies, entertainment companies.

Manufacturing: Printed materials, scientific instruments, machinery.

Agriculture: Milk, beef cattle, cabbages, potatoes, apples, grapes.

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