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Ellis Island, at the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor, is the location of what was from January 1, 1892, until November 12, 1954 the main entry facility for immigrants entering the United States; the facility replaced the state-run Castle Garden Immigration Depot (1855?1890) in Manhattan. It is owned by the Federal government and is now part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument, under the jurisdiction of the US National Park Service. Ellis Island was also the subject of a border dispute between the states of New York and New Jersey (see below). It is situated predominantly in Jersey City, New Jersey, although a small portion of its territory falls within neighboring New York City. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Thisarticle provides a brief introduction to both natural and manmade geographic features of New York Harbor from a maritime or aquatic perspective, followed by a catalogue by type of features. The system of waterways surrounding Upper New York Bay forms one of the most intricate natural harbors in the world, a fact that is reflected in the diversity of place names. Although the overall form of the Harbor remains unchanged from the time of Giovanni da Verrazzano, no part of it remains unaffected by human activity, and some parts, such as Hell Gate and Ellis Island have been almost completely altered. ... Read more

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This reproduction was printed from a digital file created at the Library of Congress as part of an extensive scanning effort started with a generous donation from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.The Library is pleased to offer much of its public domain holdings free of charge online and at a modest price in this printed format.Seeing these older volumes from our collections rediscovered by new generations of readers renews our own passion for books and scholarship. ... Read more

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Chapters: Administrative Divisions of New York. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 84. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The administrative divisions of New York are the various units of government that provide local government services in the state of New York. The state has four multi-purpose municipal corporations that provide most local government services, namely: counties, cities, towns, and villages. New York also has various corporate entities that serve single purposes that are also local governments, such as school and fire districts. Whether a municipality is defined as a city, town, or village is not dependent on population or land area, but rather by the form of government selected by the residents and approved by the state legislature. Each such government is granted varying home rule powers as provided by the New York Constitution. New York has 62 counties, which are subdivided into 932 towns, 62 cities, and 9 Indian reservations. In total, the state has over 4200 local governments. Incorporated municipal governments (also known as "general purpose units of local government"; i.e., counties, cities, towns and villages) in New York State have been granted broad home rule powers enabling them to provide services to their residents and to regulate the quality of life within their jurisdictions. They do so while adhering to the United States Constitution and the Constitution of the State of New York. Articles IX (titled "Local Government", but commonly referred to as the "Home Rule" article) and VIII (titled "Local Finances") of the State Constitution establish the rights and responsibilities of the municipal governments. The New York State Constitution provides for democratically elected legislative bodies for counties, cities, towns and villages. These legislative bodies ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=429081 ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This reproduction was printed from a digital file created at the Library of Congress as part of an extensive scanning effort started with a generous donation from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.The Library is pleased to offer much of its public domain holdings free of charge online and at a modest price in this printed format.Seeing these older volumes from our collections rediscovered by new generations of readers renews our own passion for books and scholarship. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: New Earswick, River Foss, Acaster Malbis, Askham Richard, Clifton, York, Upper Poppleton, Haxby, York Cemetery, York, Naburn, Stockton-On-The-Forest, Murton, York, Skelton, York, Fishergate, South Bank, York, Crockey Hill, Rawcliffe, York, Middlethorpe, North Yorkshire, Deighton, York, Earswick, Towthorpe, York, Haxby Hall, Bootham Park Hospital, Siward's Howe. Excerpt:Coordinates : 53°54 07 N 1°06 25 W / 53.9019°N 1.10691°W / 53.9019; -1.10691 Acaster Malbis Acaster Malbis is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York , England . It is located on the River Ouse , south of York and Bishopthorpe . The Latin word for a camp is castra which indicates that the Roman army may once have been based here. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Acastre . The Malbis part comes from the land-owning Malbis family. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 578. Until 1996 the parish was part of the district of Selby . The village has an Anglican church (Holy Trinity Church) and a Methodist church. The first mention of a post office in Acaster Malbis was in 1853, when a type of postmark known as an undated circle was issued. However, the village's last post office closed in June 1995. There was a Royal Air Force station in the village during and immediately after the Second World War . Methodist Church Holy Trinity Church A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Coordinates : 53°55 N 1°11 W / 53.92°N 1.19°W / 53.92; -01.19 Askham Richard Askham Richard is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of City of York in the north of England , south west of York , close to Copmanthorpe , Bilbrough and Askham Bryan . ... ... Read more