Sam Wilson, a meatpacker from Troy who's caricature Uncle Sam came to personify the United States is buried at Troy's Oakwood Cemetery. During the War of 1812, he stamped "U.S. Beef" on his products which soldiers interpreted the U.S. abbreviation as meaning Uncle Sam.

The first presentation of 3D films before a paying audience took place at Manhattan's Astor Theater on June 10, 1915.

The Catskills are the home of the legend of Rip Van Winkle, brown trout and flycasting.

Hartsdale has a pet cemetery established in 1896 and containing 12,000 plots.

In November for Boy Scouts and in March for Girl Scouts the annual Urban Camp-Outs are hosted at the Empire State Building.

The first capital of the United States was New York City. In 1789 George Washington took his oath as president on the balcony at Federal Hall.

Did you know that "The first railroad in America ran a distance of 11 miles between Albany and Schenectady."