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Parent topics

•  United States of America: a large nation in middle North America with a republic of fifty semi-independent states, a nation since 1776. ^[e]
•  Colonial America: The eastern United States and parts of Canada from the time of European settlement to the time of the American Revolution. ^[e]

Subtopics

Principal cities

•  Albany: Capital of the U.S. state of New York, 2.5+ hours travel time from New York City. ^[e]
• Buffalo: Add brief definition or description
• Elmira: Add brief definition or description
•  New York, New York: The largest city in the United States of America and a world center of finance, commerce, communications, and the arts. ^[e]
• Niagara Falls: Add brief definition or description
•  Rochester: An economically challenged city in upstate New York, located on the south shore of Lake Ontario ^[e]
• Syracuse: Add brief definition or description
•  Utica: A city in upstate New York. ^[e]

Politics and government

•  Hillary Clinton: U.S. Secretary of State (2009-2013); Senator for New York (2001-2009); U.S. presidential candidate for the Democratic Party, 2016 (contender, 2008); former First Lady (born 1947). ^[e]

U.S. Senate

• Kirsten Gillibrand: U.S. Senator (D-New York), appointed to Hillary Clinton's vacancy; U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations ^[e]
• Charles Schumer: Add brief definition or description

Social, cultural, and educational

• To include 4 yr colleges and universities, also museums, zoos, etc

Industry and agriculture

• Principal crops and farming-related articles, industrial products, etc

Geographical and geological features

• Adirondack Mountains: Add brief definition or description
•  Hudson River: The most important river in New York State. ^[e]
•  Lake Ontario: The eastern-most of the five North American Great Lakes ^[e]
•  Long Island: Island in New York State, U.S., that extends 118 miles northeastward from the western shore of the East River. ^[e]
•  Thousand Islands: An archipelago of islands in the Saint Lawrence River, stretching for approximately 80 kilometres (50 miles) downstream from Kingston, Ontario. ^[e]
•  Lake_Tonawanda: A proglacial lake that existed briefly on the height of the Niagara Escarpment, as the Laurentide glaciation retreated. ^[e]

Noteworthy places

• Examples: Hoover Dam

People

•  Joseph Smith, Jr.: (1805 – 1844) American religious leader who founded the Latter Day Saint movement, a restorationist movement giving rise to Mormonism. ^[e]

Federal

• Fort Drum: U.S. Army base in northern New York State, near the Canadian border, home of the 10th Mountain Division and numerous training facilities for reserve and active forces. ^[e]
•  United States Military Academy: The undergraduate professional college of the United States Army, at West Point, New York ^[e]

Other related topics

• Washington Irving: (1783-1859) American writer, considered the first American man of letters, best known for his short stories, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle. ^[e]
•  Rip Van Winkle: Short story by Washington Irving, first published in 1819, about a man who falls asleep and only re-awakens 20 years later to a completely changed world. ^[e]

Native American

• Tribes, reservations, etc