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Has been since l664 when the Dutch let go of the property. York is of course a British place name- Duke of York, etc. Somewhat oddly "York as a nickname for New York has never caught on. People say Jersey all the time but rarely"York. Then again we have the run-together N"York which is short enough and is often favored by Veronica Spector. Wound her up to ll0....

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On 26 July 1788 it became the 11th U.S.A State. (:

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In part at least it was the creation of the Erie Canal.

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Because your mama jumped in the Hudson river thus leading to all the towns people clining on to her cannon ball sprawl of rich mineral deposits :)

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