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Long Island is a romantic destination to leisurely look at the past, followed by a stroll and picnic in a vineyard, drifting over seaside towns in a hot-air balloon, then dining on fresh seafood.
At least half of New York state's population lives in New York city, however, there is a lot more to the state than bustling New York City, which is known as the 'Empire State'. The natural beauty in the Adirondack Mountains, cosmopolitan living in New York City is by far the cultural, economic and fashion center of the world.
Niagara Falls is the honeymoon capital. The roaring falls have been a magnet for tourists for a century or more.
New York City, the biggest, and most exciting city in the state, is also the financial center of the world, cultural mixing pot, and fashion center.
New York History
During the 17th century, Dutch trading posts were established for the fur trade from the Iroquois, Lenape, and other indigenous peoples.
Fort Nassau, in1614,was the first trading post near present-day Albany; Fort Orange 1624, on the Hudson River just south of the of where Albany is now, and created to replace Fort Nassau), In the second Anglo-Dutch the British captured the colony and governed it as the Province of New York. The severe agitation for independence during the 1770s brought about the Revolution in America.
On July 9, 1776, New York signed the Declaration of Independence. The New York state constitution was framed by a convention which assembled at White Plains, New York on July 10, 1776.
Before the canals were constructed transportation in western New York was extreemly difficult. The Mohawk and Hudson Rivers could only be safely navigated as far as Central New York. The St. Lawrence River could only be run to Lake Ontario. Niagara Falls blocked the way westward to the other Great Lakes, and so the only way to get to western New York was over land.
The Erie Canal construction began in 1817, and was colpleted in 1825. Enormous regions of New York became available when the Erie canal opened, and made it possible for important port cities like as Buffalo to expand.
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New York is a very popular tourist destination for visitors from across the country and around the world. New York is a big state with a huge varity of exciting destinations.
