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 * Here are some fun/fascinating/random facts about New York: More Random Facts**

The Dutch supposedly bought Manhattan from its Native American inhabitants for about $24 worth of trinkets.

State motto: **Excelsior** (Latin for "ever upwards") State fruit: **Apple** State fish: **Brook Trout** State muffin: **Apple Muffin** State bird: **Eastern Bluebird** State flower: **Rose** State song: **"I Love New York"** State insect: **Nine-spotted Ladybug** New York has the **longest toll road** in the United States. New York has 722 miles of **subway track**. New York was the first state to require **license plates** on cars. New York has over **70,000 miles or rivers and streams.** New York is **54,475 square miles.** It is the **27th largest** state in the USA.

The first American **chess tournament** was held in New York in 1843.

Joseph C. Gayetty of New York City invented **toilet paper** in 1857.

the New York state animal is the BEAVER!!!!! /Users/student/Desktop/beaver3.jpg

The Dutch supposedly bought Manhattan from its Native American inhabitants for about **$24 worth of trinkets**.

State nickname- **The Empire State** State mammal- **beaver** State seashell- **bay scallop** State tree- **sugar maple** State fossil- **sea scorpion** This is very interesting, huh? Click to edit! Visit: http://www.knownfacts.info/facts-about-new-york.php
 * Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore, Theodore Roosevelt,** and **Franklin Delano Roosevelt** were born there.