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1296:Westchester
1226:Schenectady
1021:Cattaraugus
742:Long Island
642:Silas Smith
630:Jacob Smith
624:Peter Smith
606:Micah Smith
585:Joseph Mott
494:During the
461:in 1973 as
420:May 3, 1988
375: /
351:Coordinates
181: /
157:Coordinates
1522:Categories
1286:Washington
1206:Rensselaer
1141:Montgomery
1126:Livingston
1031:Chautauqua
760:References
669:Thomas Lee
363:73°37′17″W
1428:Rochester
1423:Rhinebeck
1413:Peekskill
1374:Manhattan
1231:Schoharie
1111:Jefferson
994:by county
547:Hyde Park
451:Hempstead
443:Episcopal
396:Architect
202:Architect
1487:Category
1433:Syracuse
1359:Brooklyn
1306:Southern
1301:Northern
1271:Tompkins
1261:Sullivan
1236:Schuyler
1221:Saratoga
1216:Rockland
1166:Onondaga
1106:Herkimer
1101:Hamilton
1081:Franklin
1066:Dutchess
1061:Delaware
1056:Cortland
1051:Columbia
1041:Chenango
1006:Allegany
928:New York
748:See also
702:Rockaway
600:John Roe
455:New York
411:88000510
340:Location
217:73001211
142:Location
1438:Yonkers
1341:Buffalo
1329:by city
1313:Wyoming
1256:Suffolk
1251:Steuben
1181:Orleans
1171:Ontario
1156:Niagara
1131:Madison
1091:Genesee
1046:Clinton
1036:Chemung
686:Jamaica
512:rooster
500:British
480:History
474:rectory
1364:Queens
1336:Albany
1281:Warren
1276:Ulster
1241:Seneca
1201:Queens
1196:Putnam
1191:Otsego
1186:Oswego
1176:Orange
1161:Oneida
1146:Nassau
1136:Monroe
1096:Greene
1086:Fulton
1026:Cayuga
1016:Broome
1001:Albany
935:Topics
694:Psalms
504:Tories
447:NY 102
1354:Bronx
1327:Lists
1318:Yates
1291:Wayne
1266:Tioga
1121:Lewis
1076:Essex
1011:Bronx
992:Lists
449:) in
388:Built
194:Built
1497:List
1071:Erie
827:2019
468:The
391:1793
197:1822
145:319
926:in
406:No.
212:No.
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