bedloe's island,
liberty island an island in New York Bay to the southwest of Manhattan where the Statue of Liberty stands; "Congress officially changed the name from Bedloe's Island to Liberty Island in 1956"
new netherland a Dutch colony in North America along the Hudson and lower Delaware rivers although the colony centered in New Amsterdam; annexed by the English in 1664
cooperstown a small town in east central New York; site of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
erie canal an artificial waterway connecting the Hudson river at Albany with Lake Erie at Buffalo; built in the 19th century; now part of the New York State Barge Canal
allegheny,
allegheny river a river that rises in Pennsylvania and flows north into New York and then back south through Pennsylvania again to join the Monongahela River at Pittsburgh which is the beginning of the Ohio River
american falls a part of Niagara Falls in western New York (north of Buffalo)
catskill mountains,
catskills a range of the Appalachians to the west of the Hudson in southeastern New York; includes many popular resort areas
hudson river,
hudson a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
lake champlain,
champlain a lake in northeastern New York, northwestern Vermont and southern Quebec; site of many battles in the French and Indian War and in the American Revolution and in the War of 1812
mohawk river a river of central New York that flows southeastward to the Hudson River
niagara,
niagara falls a river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario; forms boundary between Ontario and New York
susquehanna,
susquehanna river a river in the northeastern United States that rises in New York and flows southward through Pennsylvania and Maryland into Chesapeake Bay
New York -
the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center
ground zero the point of detonation (or above or below) of a nuclear weapon
manhattan island an island at the north end of New York Bay where the borough of Manhattan is located
new amsterdam a settlement established by the Dutch near the mouth of Hudson River and the southern end of Manhattan Island; annexed by the English in 1664 and renamed New York