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At the Old Fort Niagara Visitor Center. The flag had been captured from the fort during the War of 1812. It remained in Scottland for over 180 years before
it was
returned to Ft. Niagara
in 1994. |
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Flag |
 State Seal |
| Website : www.state.ny.us |
 Capital
: Albany |
 Highest
point : Mount
Marcy, 5,344 feet |
 Area : 54,475 square miles,
27th largest state |
 Population : 18,976,457
(2000 US Census) |
 Motto
: Excelcior
(Ever upward) |
 Admitted to
Union : July 26,1788 |
 State
Song : "I Love New York" |
 State Bird : Bluebird |
 State Flower : Rose |
 State Tree : Sugar Maple |
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