This week’s block is New York
Here’s some info about the Empire state
Admission to Statehood: July 26, 1788 (11th State)
The first American chess tournament was held in New York in 1843.
The 641 mile transportation network known as the Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway is the longest toll road in the United States.
The Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan is the only school in the world offering a Bachelor of Science Degree with a Major in Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing.
Dairying is New York’s most important farming activity with over 18,000 cattle and or calves farms.
New York City has 722 miles of subway track.
Oneida is home of the world’s smallest church with the dimensions of 51″ x 81″.
The “New York Post” established in 1803 by Alexander Hamilton is the oldest running newspaper in the United States.
John Babcock invented both the indoor rowing machine and the sliding seat during the winter of 1869/1870.
The first railroad in America ran a distance of 11 miles between Albany and Schenectady.
The Genesee River is one of the few rivers in the world that flows south to north.
Rochester is known as both the Flour City and the Flower City. The community is home to the first abolitionist group, bloomers, marshmallows, Jell-O, French’s Mustard, baby shoes, gold teeth and the mail chute.
Gennaro Lombardi opened the first United States pizzeria in 1895 in New York City.
On July 28, 1945 an Army Air Corps B-25 crashed into the Empire State Building at the 79th floor level.
European settlers who brought seeds to New York introduced apples in the 1600s.
The Big Apple is a term coined by musicians meaning to play the big time.
Joseph C. Gayetty of New York City invented toilet paper in 1857.
Adirondack Park is larger than Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Glacier, and Olympic Parks combined.
New York was the first state to require license plates on cars.
Niagara Reservation became the first state park in the United States.
New York State is home to 58 species of wild orchids.
The first presidential inauguration: George Washington took the oath of office in New York City on April 30, 1789.
Again there was no fun facts about NY- sorry
If you made the block, link up below
I love this block!
I love this block!
I like that block and since I live here, I already knew many of those facts but I'm glad that I got to learn a few more today.