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2. Phelps and Gorham Purchase - Wikipedia

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   The Phelps and Gorham Purchase was the sale, in 1788, of a portion of a large tract of land in western New York State owned by the Seneca nation of the Iroquois Confederacy to a syndicate of land developers led by Oliver Phelps and Nathaniel Gorham. The larger tract of land is generally known as the "Genesee tract" and roughly encompasses all ...

3. National Register of Historic Places listings in New York

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   6,406. George Eastman House, Rochester, in Monroe County. Fort Stanwix National Monument, Rome, in Oneida County. Clinton County Courthouse Complex, Plattsburgh, in Clinton County. Hook Windmill, East Hampton, in Suffolk County. Statue of Liberty National Monument, Ellis Island and Liberty Island, Manhattan, in New York County.

4. Holland Land Company - Wikipedia

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   Holland Land Company. The Holland Land Company was an unincorporated syndicate of thirteen Dutch investors from Amsterdam, [1] headquartered in Philadelphia, [2] who purchased large tracts of American land for development and speculation. Their primary purchase was that of the western two-thirds of the Phelps and Gorham Purchase in 1792 and ...

5. List of counties in New York - Wikipedia

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   They are New York County (Manhattan), Kings County (Brooklyn), Bronx County (The Bronx), Richmond County (Staten Island), and Queens County (Queens). In contrast to other counties of New York, the powers of the five boroughs of New York City are very limited and in nearly all respects are governed by the city government. [4]

6. National Register of Historic Places listings in Illinois

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   Illinois State Capitol, Sangamon County. Dennis Otte Round Barn, Stephenson County. Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home, Lee County. Pere Marquette Hotel, Peoria County. General Dean Suspension Bridge, Clinton County. This is a list of properties and districts in Illinois that are on the National Register of Historic Places. There are over 1,900 in total.

7. List of the oldest buildings in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Considered the oldest residential property in Westchester County, New York. The property has been owned by only five families between 1663 and 1992. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. Conference House: Staten Island: NY 1680 Residential Only pre-Revolutionary manor house still surviving in New York City. John Hollister ...