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1402:Peekskill
1363:Manhattan
1220:Schoharie
1100:Jefferson
983:by county
819:Manhattan
742:Manhattan
651:March 18,
625:March 18,
599:March 18,
548:March 18,
524:See also:
488:March 18,
462:March 18,
275:the Bronx
1476:Category
1422:Syracuse
1348:Brooklyn
1295:Southern
1290:Northern
1260:Tompkins
1250:Sullivan
1225:Schuyler
1210:Saratoga
1205:Rockland
1155:Onondaga
1095:Herkimer
1090:Hamilton
1070:Franklin
1055:Dutchess
1050:Delaware
1045:Cortland
1040:Columbia
1030:Chenango
995:Allegany
917:New York
851:Brooklyn
774:Brooklyn
394:See also
226:78001841
167:New York
158:Location
1427:Yonkers
1330:Buffalo
1318:by city
1302:Wyoming
1245:Suffolk
1240:Steuben
1170:Orleans
1160:Ontario
1145:Niagara
1120:Madison
1080:Genesee
1035:Clinton
1025:Chemung
327:British
323:Hessian
309:History
271:Norwood
1353:Queens
1325:Albany
1270:Warren
1265:Ulster
1230:Seneca
1190:Queens
1185:Putnam
1180:Otsego
1175:Oswego
1165:Orange
1150:Oneida
1135:Nassau
1125:Monroe
1085:Greene
1075:Fulton
1015:Cayuga
1005:Broome
990:Albany
924:Topics
856:Queens
779:Queens
571:
347:museum
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1343:Bronx
1316:Lists
1307:Yates
1280:Wayne
1255:Tioga
1110:Lewis
1065:Essex
1000:Bronx
981:Lists
866:Bronx
789:Bronx
211:Built
169:10467
1486:List
1060:Erie
653:2008
627:2008
601:2008
569:ISBN
550:2008
519:2011
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