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The word Manhattan has been translated as 'island of many hills' from the Lenape language. [5] The Encyclopedia of New York City offers other derivations, including from the Munsee dialect of Lenape: manahachtanienk ('place of general inebriation'), manahatouh ('place where timber is procured for bows and arrows'), or menatay ('island'). [6]
"Is NYC An Island? New York Geography + Island Hopping Guide". Jessie on a Journey | Solo Female Travel Blog "23 New York State Islands You Have to Visit". www.iloveny.com. 2024-05-10. Retrieved 2024-07-25. Auma, Quinter (2022-07-29). "10 Amazing Islands In New York You Can Actually Visit". TheTravel. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
1967 ch. 209: Upon the completion and acceptance of the construction of any portion or portions of the highway described above as "Long Island expressway...", the superintendent of public works is hereby authorized and directed to enter an official order or orders of abandonment to the county of Suffolk of such corresponding portion or portions ...
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Papscanee Island, now a peninsula, Hudson River on west bank, Papscanee Creek on east bank, in Schodack, New York and East Greenbush; Park Island, also called Island Park – a former island that hosted the Albany County Agricultural Fair in 1865, had a racetrack in 1866, and an addition of a baseball diamond and clubhouse in 1885. [3] Pollepel ...
Lynbrook is a village in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 20,438 at the time of the 2020 census. The population was 20,438 at the time of the 2020 census.
In 1817, the State Legislature of New York annexed the island to Jefferson County, and granted 500 acres (2.0 km 2) of its land to the local New York postmaster, Charles Smyth. The island had been a haven for smugglers, and later that year a Canadian tax collector seized some tobacco from the island. This dispute escalated, and Governor DeWitt ...
English: The maps use data from nationalatlas.gov, specifically countyp020.tar.gz on the Raw Data Download page. The maps also use state outline data from statesp020.tar.gz . The Florida maps use hydrogm020.tar.gz to display Lake Okeechobee.