Manhattan
- New York City with it's five
boroughs is no doubt the most fascinating
city
in the USA if not in the world. I have
seen this
view of lower Manhattan many
times and that's
the image that pops up in
most people's mind
when they think of
NYC. This familiar and
famous skyline was
altered on September 11,
2001 by the
terrorist attack when the world
trade center
twin towers were hit by two
commercial
planes.
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New York
Year(s) of Visit: Visited numerous times
New York state ranks 27th in size.
It is
bordered by the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Québec on the
north and by Lake Ontario and Lake Erie on the northwest and
west. Pennsylvania lies west and south of New York, and New
Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean lie to the south. On the east the
state is bordered by Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont.
New York entered the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th of the
original 13 states. New York City was the first capital of the
United States.
Area: 139,831
sq km (53,989 sq miles)
Capital City: Albany
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