Summer States No. 11 - New York

     Hello everybody and welcome back to another installment of Nations Made Fun! I'll be your host, Mr. Nations, your tour guide to this magnificent world! Today we'll be looking at the eleventh state to be admitted to the United States, New York! Well, what are we waiting for? Let's dive right into the thick of things into it!

     New York Facts:

• Date of Statehood: July 26, 1788
• Capital: Albany
• Population: 19,378,102 (2010)
• Size: 54,555 square miles
• Motto: Excelsior (“Ever Upward”)
• Tree: Sugar Maple
• Flower: Rose
• Bird: Bluebird

     Fun Facts:

• The famed Statue of Liberty located in New York was a gift from France to symbolize the alliance between the two nations during the American Revolution.
• New York City contains roughly 660 miles of subway track connecting 468 subway stations.
• The National Baseball Hall of Fame is located in Cooperstown, New York.

     New York on a map:

     

     Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/new-york