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| 1609 |
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Hendrick Hudson explores the Hudson River |
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| 1626 |
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Peter Minuet buys Manhattan Island from native Americans for $24 in trinkets |
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| 1693 |
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Frederick Philipse granted charter for 52,000 riverfront acres around Sleepy Hollow |
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| 1776 |
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Declaration of Independence |
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| 1776 |
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Saratoga victory turns tide in American Revolution |
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| 1777 |
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U.S. Constitution |
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| 1788 |
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New York State forms |
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| 1809 |
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Robert Fulton's steamboat, Clermont, makes maiden voyage; Painting of Samuel Schuyler's steamer "America" |
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| 1825 |
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Erie Canal opens |
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| 1828 |
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Catskill and Ithaca Railroad incorporated |
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| Photo credits: (top to bottom) photos 1 and 2, Corbis/Bettman; James Bard, "Steamer America." |
