was the home of the real Uncle Sam. He lived and died in Troy.

Capital: Albany

Population: 19,677,151

Founded: July 26, 1788 (11th)

State Flower: Rose

State Bird: Bluebird

State Tree: Sugar Maple

Number of Counties: 62

Largest City: NYC - 8,335,897

Nickname: The Empire State

Number of Farms: Over 33,400

Average Farm Size: 207 acres

Total Farmland: 6.9 million acres

• Hay is the most valuable crop

• corn is the 2nd most valuable crop

• apples are the most valuable fruit crop

• soybeans

• cabbage

• snap beans

• sweet corn

• maple syrup

• oats

• squash

• pumpkins

• barley

• cattle: beef cows and dairy cows

• sheep including lambs

• New York was one of the original 13 colonies and was called New Amsterdam

• People arrived in 10,000 BC

• The 7 spikes on the Statue of Liberty represent the 7 continents and 7 seas

• Adirondack park is the largest national park in the lower 48. It covers 28 million acres.

• New York has had 4 constitutions. The last one has been amended 200 times

• Toilet paper was invented in New York City

• There is a secret train entrance for US President Franklin Roosevelt. It is below Waldorf Astoria.

• the first hospital in the country was on Liberty Island

• New York is the largest north east state in area and population

• New York is the only state that borders the Great Lakes and the Atlantic

• Albany has the oldest municipal airport

• After Washington, New York produces most apples in the country

• 21 elephants, 7 camels and 10 camels crossed the Brooklyn Bridge to show it was safe