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1690:New Rochelle
1590:St. Lawrence
1190:Hynes Center
1124:Goose Island
978:Lathers Hill
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918:Crystal Lake
685:New Roc City
670:"K" Building
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229:May 11, 2000
216:11942.000371
210:NYSRHP
1791:Other lists
1640:Westchester
1570:Schenectady
1365:Cattaraugus
1139:Pine Island
1119:Glen Island
1088:Winyah Park
933:Fort Slocum
867:Reservoir 3
862:Reservoir 2
735:Trump Plaza
715:Post Office
485:Archiplanet
267:Description
166: /
142:Coordinates
1866:Categories
1630:Washington
1550:Rensselaer
1485:Montgomery
1470:Livingston
1375:Chautauqua
1163:Recreation
1144:Pea Island
998:Middletown
649:Terrytoons
369:2008-02-13
322:References
154:73°47′23″W
151:40°54′22″N
1772:Rochester
1767:Rhinebeck
1757:Peekskill
1718:Manhattan
1575:Schoharie
1455:Jefferson
1338:by county
1083:Wildcliff
815:Geography
764:Education
540:Beechmont
1831:Category
1777:Syracuse
1703:Brooklyn
1650:Southern
1645:Northern
1615:Tompkins
1605:Sullivan
1580:Schuyler
1565:Saratoga
1560:Rockland
1510:Onondaga
1450:Herkimer
1445:Hamilton
1425:Franklin
1410:Dutchess
1405:Delaware
1400:Cortland
1395:Columbia
1385:Chenango
1350:Allegany
1272:New York
827:Echo Bay
658:Downtown
476:Archived
422:Archived
279:stepped
261:New York
204:00000487
131:Location
1782:Yonkers
1685:Buffalo
1673:by city
1657:Wyoming
1600:Suffolk
1595:Steuben
1525:Orleans
1515:Ontario
1500:Niagara
1475:Madison
1435:Genesee
1390:Clinton
1380:Chemung
1097:Islands
896:History
639:Ragtime
575:Wykagyl
293:History
277:Flemish
1708:Queens
1680:Albany
1625:Warren
1620:Ulster
1585:Seneca
1545:Queens
1540:Putnam
1535:Otsego
1530:Oswego
1520:Orange
1505:Oneida
1490:Nassau
1480:Monroe
1440:Greene
1430:Fulton
1370:Cayuga
1360:Broome
1345:Albany
1279:Topics
993:Mayors
281:gables
1698:Bronx
1671:Lists
1662:Yates
1635:Wayne
1610:Tioga
1465:Lewis
1420:Essex
1355:Bronx
1336:Lists
528:Areas
273:Dutch
179:Built
1841:List
1415:Erie
755:WVOX
750:WNVU
593:Arts
374:and
243:The
182:1889
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