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The Black or African American population is in a state of flux, as New York is the largest recipient of immigrants from Africa, [165] while established Blacks and African Americans are migrating out of New York to the southern United States. [166] The New York City neighborhood of Harlem has historically been a major cultural capital for Blacks ...
Colonial New York: a History. New York City: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-510779-9. Klein, Milton M. (ed.) and the New York State Historical Association (2001). The Empire State: A History of New York. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. ISBN 0-8014-3866-7. Otterness, Philip. Becoming German: The 1709 Palatine Migration to New ...
The Central Troy Historic District is an irregularly shaped, 96-acre (39 ha) area of downtown Troy, New York, United States.It has been described as "one of the most perfectly preserved 19th-century downtowns in the [country]" [3] with nearly 700 properties in a variety of architectural styles from the early 19th to mid-20th centuries.
Watkins Glen State Park is in the village of Watkins Glen, south of Seneca Lake in Schuyler County in New York's Finger Lakes region. The park's lower part is near the village, while the upper part is open woodland. It was opened to the public in 1863 and was privately run as a tourist resort until 1906, when it was purchased by New York State.
West Park is a hamlet on the west side of the Hudson River in the Town of Esopus, Ulster County, New York, United States.During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the area became attractive to the well-to-do seeking second homes because it provided privacy, clean water and relatively inexpensive property.
Olana is in the south part of Greenport, New York, in Columbia County, south of Hudson and east of Catskill. By car, the estate can be reached from New York State Route 9G, less than an hour's drive south of Albany. The nearest Amtrak train station is in Hudson. The grounds are open during the day throughout the year and the original carriage ...
Twilight Park Historic District is a national historic district located at Haines Falls in Greene County, New York. The district contains 102 contributing buildings, one contributing site, and seven contributing structures. It is composed of two late 19th century resort communities that have been incorporated as one (and under one name) since 1935.
Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park, also known as Fahnestock State Park, is a 22.4-square-mile (58 km 2) state park located in Putnam and Dutchess counties, New York. [2] The park has hiking trails, a beach on Canopus Lake, and fishing on four ponds and two lakes. [1] Spanning parts of the towns of Putnam Valley, Kent, and Carmel, most of ...