Upstate New York
Lists of important features of Upstate New York
Famous political figures who came from the region:
- Grover Cleveland
- Millard Fillmore
- Charles Evans Hughes
- Franklin Roosevelt
- Martin Van Buren
The region is considered to be the cradle of Mormonism, as well as the Women's Suffrage movement. It was important historically in the Shaker movment.
Related Topics:
Mormonism - Women's Suffrage - Shaker
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Regions of Upstate New York:
- Adirondack Mountains (sometimes "Upstate New York", or the 'North Country')
- Capital District (Albany and the surrounding area)
- Catskill Mountains
- Central New York (includes Syracuse)
- Finger Lakes
- The Holland Purchase
- Hudson Valley (except Rockland County and Westchester County, though in general increasingly part of the New York metro area culturally)
- Mohawk Valley
- Shawangunk Ridge
- Southern Tier (just north of Pennsylvania, excluding Western New York)
- Western New York (the westernmost tip; includes Buffalo and Rochester)
Cities in Upstate New York include:
- Albany (the state capital)
- Binghamton
- Buffalo (the largest city in Upstate New York)
- Elmira
- Glens Falls
- Ithaca
- Jamestown
- Niagara Falls
- Plattsburgh
- Poughkeepsie
- Rochester
- Rome
- Saratoga Springs
- Schenectady
- Syracuse
- Troy
- Utica
- Watertown
Major universities in Upstate New York include:
- University at Albany (part of the SUNY system)
- Alfred University
- Binghamton University (part of the SUNY system)
- University at Buffalo (part of the SUNY system)
- Clarkson University
- Cornell University
- Niagara University
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- University of Rochester
- Skidmore College
- St. Bonaventure University
- Syracuse University
Tourist attractions and resort destinations in Upstate New York include:
- Adirondack Mountains
- Baseball Hall of Fame (in Cooperstown)
- Catskill Mountains
- Erie Canal
- Finger Lakes
- Fort Ticonderoga
- Lake Champlain
- Lake George
- Letchworth State Park
- Niagara Falls
- Saratoga Race Course
- Soccer Hall of Fame
- Thousand Islands
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | The ambiguous definition of "Upstate New York" |
| ► | Characteristics of Upstate New York |
| ► | Upstate New York geography |
| ► | Upstate New York history |
| ► | Lists of important features of Upstate New York |
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