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Batavia, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Batavia Batavia bətāˈvēə [key], city (2020 pop. 15,600), seat of Genesee co., W N.Y.; inc. 1915. It…Otsego Lake
(Encyclopedia) Otsego LakeOtsego Lakeŏtsēˈgō [key], c.9 mi (14.5 km) long, E central N.Y., SE of Utica, in a resort region. A branch of the Susquehanna River issues from its southern end at…Rockaway
(Encyclopedia) Rockaway, narrow peninsula, c.10 mi (16 km) long, SW Long Island, SE N.Y., in Queens borough of New York City. Separating Jamaica Bay from the Atlantic Ocean and isolated from the rest…Collins, Eddie
(Encyclopedia) Collins, Eddie (Edward Trowbridge Collins), 1887–1951, American baseball player, b. Millerton, N.Y., grad. Columbia, 1907. One of the game's great second basemen, he was active in the…Consumers' Union
(Encyclopedia) Consumers' Union, product testing and rating organization founded (1936) to provide consumers with information and counsel regarding major retail goods and services. Through its…Cropsey, Jasper Francis
(Encyclopedia) Cropsey, Jasper Francis, 1823–1900, American artist, b. Staten Island, N.Y. Trained as an architect, Cropsey designed two churches in Staten Island and several stations on the Sixth…Cortland
(Encyclopedia) Cortland Cortland kôrtˈlənd [key], city (2020 pop. 18,696), seat of Cortland co., central N.Y…Amsterdam, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Amsterdam, city (2020 pop. 18,219), Montgomery co., E central N.Y., on the Mohawk River; inc. 1885. Historically famous for the manufacture of carpets, its manufactures now…Great Neck
(Encyclopedia) Great Neck, village (2020 pop. 10,203), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on the north shore of Long Island, a primarily residential suburb of New…Hepburn, Alonzo Barton
(Encyclopedia) Hepburn, Alonzo Barton, 1846–1922, American legislator and banker, b. Colton, St. Lawrence co., N.Y. He served (1875–80) in the New York state legislature and became chairman of the…Trending
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