Erie Canal at Lockport NY
July 29, 2011. Erie Canal, Lockport New York.
The Erie Canal is a waterway in New York that runs about 363 miles (584 km) from Albany, New York, on the Hudson River to Buffalo, New York, at Lake Erie, completing a navigable water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. The canal contains 36 locks and encompasses a total elevation differential of around 565 ft. (169 m). First proposed in 1807, it was under construction from 1817 to 1825 and officially opened[1] on October 26, 1825.
It was the first transportation system between the eastern seaboard (New York City) and the western interior (Great Lakes) of the United States that did not require portage, was faster than carts pulled by draft animals, and cut transport costs by about 95%. The canal fostered a population surge in western New York state, opened regions farther west to settlement, and helped New York City become the chief U.S. port. It was enlarged between 1834 and 1862. In 1918, the enlarged canal was replaced by the larger New York State Barge Canal.
Today, it is part of the New York State Canal System. In 2000, the United States Congress designated the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor[2] to recognize the national significance of the canal system as the most successful and influential human-built waterway and one of the most important works of civil engineering and construction in North America. Mainly used by recreational watercraft in the recent past, the canal saw an upsurge in commercial traffic in 2008 (wikipedia)
A VIEW ALONG THE ERIE CANAL - 2018 (14.07.2018)
A View Along the Erie Canal – 2018
A short video documenting a short exploration of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor in Western New York State on Saturday (14.07.2018). Footage taken in Spencerport (Monroe County), New York.
The Erie Canal, constructed over the period of 1817 to 1825, has played an important role in the growth and development of both New York State and the United States of America.
The Erie Canal, a vestige of the Industrial Era of the United States, was an important transitway for national commerce, local trade, immigration and cultural transmission. The Erie Canal is part of the inland empire of the Empire State and connects Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Western and Central New York with the archetypal American city of commerce, New York City.
Part of the New York State Thruway Authority, the Erie Canalway is a 500-mile network of inland waterways that includes the Erie, Champlain, Oswego and Cayuga-Seneca Canals. It is fed by the ancestral Finger Lakes, supplied by Lake Erie via the Niagara River and connected to the Hudson River. The Erie Canalway is still used in 2018, albeit mostly for recreational purposes.
The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor is administered by the National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior and celebrated its bicentennial in 2017.
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A View Along the Erie Canal
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Plastic Pollution: Nurdles and the Coleco Connection
A video by the Amsterdam Environmental Study Team Program.
#waterways
The New York tour of the Water/Ways exhibition is made possible by the Museum Association of New York. The exhibition and programming was made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, Hadley Exhibits, Inc., the New York State Canal Corporation, the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor and the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Corridor. Folk Art programming is sponsored by New York Folklore, and supported by the New York State Regional Economic Development Initiative, a program of Governor Andrew M Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Water/Ways is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and state humanities councils nationwide. Support for Museum on Main Street has been provided by the United States Congress. Water/Ways was inspired by an exhibition organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York, and the Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, in collaboration with Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland; The Field Museum, Chicago; Instituto Sangari, Sao Paulo, Brazil; National Museum of Australia, Canberra; Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada; San Diego Natural History Museum; and Science Centre Singapore with PUB Singapore.
Sprit of the Water, by Saoirse Hayes Hooper
This video was created by Saoirse Hayes Hooper for the Stories Yes Project.
#waterways
The New York tour of the Water/Ways exhibition is made possible by the Museum Association of New York. The exhibition and programming was made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, Hadley Exhibits, Inc., the New York State Canal Corporation, the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor and the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Corridor. Folk Art programming is sponsored by New York Folklore, and supported by the New York State Regional Economic Development Initiative, a program of Governor Andrew M Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Water/Ways is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and state humanities councils nationwide. Support for Museum on Main Street has been provided by the United States Congress. Water/Ways was inspired by an exhibition organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York, and the Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, in collaboration with Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland; The Field Museum, Chicago; Instituto Sangari, Sao Paulo, Brazil; National Museum of Australia, Canberra; Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada; San Diego Natural History Museum; and Science Centre Singapore with PUB Singapore.
Upstate NEW YORK Finger Lakes: RAW Cheese, Monk's Bread, Waterfalls, Train & Cobblestone Museum,
Today I am touring around Upstate New York in the Finger Lakes region. It feels good to travel outside of New York City and get back into countryside nature and the charm of small towns.
East Hill Creamery
346 S Main St, Perry, NY 14530, USA
+1 585-237-3622
East Hill Creamery began crafting delicious cheese in 2016, including an raclette-style cheese called Underpass; a firmer, bolder version that is cave-aged for 11 months called Underpass Reserve; a creamy, tangy raclette call Happy Accident; and Silver Lake, the only Alpine-style comté cheese produced in the United States. Visitors are treated to cheese samples, a tour of the Creamery and their brand-new 9,000-square-foot rustic Alpine-inspired event, with windows peering into the cheese caves containing up to 1,500 wheels of cheese.
Tour of Monks’ Bread Store at the Abbey of the Genesee
Abbey of the Genesee/ Monks' Bread
3258 River Rd, Piffard, NY 14533, USA
+1 585-243-0660
The Abbey of the Genesee is home to some 30 contemplative monks belonging to the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance also known as Trappists. Since 1951, the monks have been making and selling bread for their livelihood. Today, their popular bread, “Monks’ Bread” is sold at the Abbey’s onsite bakery store and in many national retail locations. A visit to the Abbey is a memorable experience.
Letchworth State Park Waterfalls
1 Letchworth State Park, Castile, NY 14427, USA
+1 585-493-3600
Letchworth State Park, renowned as the Grand Canyon of the East, is one of the most scenically magnificent areas in the eastern U.S. The Genesee River roars through the gorge over three major waterfalls between cliffs--as high as 600 feet in some places--surrounded by lush forests. Hikers can choose among 66 miles of hiking trails. Trails are also available for horseback riding, biking, snowmobiling and cross-country skiing.
Medina Railroad Museum
530 West Ave, Medina, NY 14103, USA
+1 585-798-6106
Located in a 300’ long freight house built in 1905, the Medina Railroad Museum features the largest HO scale model railroad layout in the eastern US as well as railroad and firefighting history exhibits. Visitors can enjoy themed train excursions through the Erie Canal Heritage Corridor aboard comfortable vintage 1947 Budd passenger coaches between Medina & Lockport. Themes include Day Out with Thomas™, Vineyard Express, Fall Foliage and the Polar Express™.
Cobblestone Society Museum
14389 Ridge Rd W, Albion, NY 14411, USA
+1 585-589-9013
The Cobblestone Museum, a National Historic Landmark, is an open-air museum that promotes the study and exploration of cobblestone construction methods from 1825 to 1860. It offers visitors the opportunity to explore three period cobblestone structures set in Victorian appearance and four wood structures highlighting 19th century agricultural implements and skilled trades. This includes the oldest cobblestone church in North America and the cobblestone parsonage once owned by Horace Greeley.
Lunch at:
Glen Iris Inn
(located inside Letchworth State Park)
Castile, NY 14427
(585) 493-2622 | glenirisinn.com
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Leaving Waterford New York Northbound
Day Peckinpaugh
Leaving
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New York. The Day Peckinpaugh
2009 Day Peckinpaugh Legacy Tour
Join the festivities and celebrate New York's Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial with the Day Peckinpaugh. The 259-foot long historic canal motorship -- the first and last of her kind -- is traveling 500 miles along the Champlain and Hudson Corridor in August and September visiting ports from Burlington, Vt, to New York Harbor.
Step onboard free of charge at our upcoming tour stops and discover the Empire States singularly compelling tale of 400 years of maritime progress and advancement. The Day Peckinpaugh will be joined by other historic vessels at ports along the way.
The tour not only celebrates visionary explorers, but the working men and women of New York whose labors along our canals and rivers built the Empire State.
August
8/1-2 Matton Shipyard, Cohoes
8/5 Mechanicville
8/8 Whitehall
8/11-12 Plattsburgh
8/15-16 Burlington
8/19 Crown Point
8/21 Whitehall
8/23 Fort Edward
8/29 Schuylerville
September
9/5-7 NYC Pier 84
9/12-13 NYC Pier 84
9/19-20 Kingston
9/22 Hudson
9/25-26 Albany
9/27-28 Troy
9/30 Cohoes welcome home
Niagara Falls National Recreation Area | New York
Contact to plan your next vacation.
Amazing and awe-inspiring Niagara Falls is the oldest state park in the United States. The grounds, which offer plenty of hiking opportunities, were designed by the famous architect Frederick Law Olmstead. Offerings include the Maid of the Mist boat ride, Cave of the Winds Tour to the aptly called Hurricane Decks, fireworks over the falls during the tourist season, illumination of the falls at night, and the Top of the Falls restaurant. Nearby is the Niagara Aquarium and a booming wine trail.
National Heritage Area | Wikipedia audio article
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National Heritage Area
00:01:13 1 List of National Heritage Areas
00:05:58 2 See also
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A National Heritage Area is a site designated by United States and intended to encourage historic preservation of the area and an appreciation of the history and heritage of the site. There are currently 49 National Heritage Areas, some of which use variations of the title, such as National Heritage Corridor.National Heritage Areas (NHAs) are not National Park Service units or federally owned or managed land. NHAs are administered by state governments or non-profit organizations or other private corporations. The National Park Service provides an advisory role and limited technical, planning and financial assistance.
NHAs are created by Congress. Each area has its own authorizing legislation and a set of unique resources and goals. Areas considered for designation must have specific elements. First, the landscape must be a nationally unique natural, cultural, historic, or scenic resource. Second, when the related sites are linked, they must tell a unique story about the U.S.The first NHA created, the Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor, located in Illinois, was signed into legislation by President Ronald Regan on August 21st 1984.
Plattsburgh
The Day Peckinpaugh, The tugs Urger and 8th Sea nearing Plattsburgh New York.
The Day Peckinpaugh
2009 Day Peckinpaugh Legacy Tour
Join the festivities and celebrate New York's Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial with the Day Peckinpaugh. The 259-foot long historic canal motorship -- the first and last of her kind -- is traveling 500 miles along the Champlain and Hudson Corridor in August and September visiting ports from Burlington, Vt, to New York Harbor.
Step onboard free of charge at our upcoming tour stops and discover the Empire States singularly compelling tale of 400 years of maritime progress and advancement. The Day Peckinpaugh will be joined by other historic vessels at ports along the way.
The tour not only celebrates visionary explorers, but the working men and women of New York whose labors along our canals and rivers built the Empire State.
August
8/1-2 Matton Shipyard, Cohoes
8/5 Mechanicville
8/8 Whitehall
8/11-12 Plattsburgh
8/15-16 Burlington
8/19 Crown Point
8/21 Whitehall
8/23 Fort Edward
8/29 Schuylerville
September
9/5-7 NYC Pier 84
9/12-13 NYC Pier 84
9/19-20 Kingston
9/22 Hudson
9/25-26 Albany
9/27-28 Troy
9/30 Cohoes welcome home
Milwaukee: A City Built on Water | Program |
[Original Airdate: April 22, 2015]
Historian John Gurda explores how the Milwaukee River and Lake Michigan spurred Milwaukee's growth. The settlers used rivers and Lake Michigan to transport grain, lumber, leather and beer, but water was just as important for play as it was for work. Gurda explains how the Milwaukee River became a destination for fun. Learn how the lower Milwaukee River was eventually reduced to an open sewer by 1900, with Lake Michigan suffering similar indignities. Only in recent decades have the currents turned for the better. From the Milwaukee River Greenway to the reborn Menomonee Valley to the cultural theme park on our downtown lakefront, the patterns of the past are being reversed, providing cause for celebration as well as concern.
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1000 Islands & the Rideau Canal: Leeds Grenville, Where lifestyle grows good business
Leeds Grenville: the 1000 Islands, the Rideau Canal Heritage Route, National Capital of Ottawa's neighbour and an Eastern Ontario, Canada transportation hub. We have front row seats to the 1000 Islands and the St. Lawrence Seaway. The Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage Destination, runs along our northern border through our region between Kingston and Ottawa. These iconic tourism attractions create signature experiences in an area also rich with culture and heritage.
Across the St. Lawrence River is Upper New York State, U.S.A. We're a prominent eastern Ontario transportation and logistics hub where the major Highways 401 and 416 meet and two international bridges - 1000 Islands and Prescott-Ogdensburg - link us to America. We're strategically centralized to service marketplaces in Ontario, Quebec and the eastern seaboard of the United States. We're within two hours of Montreal and just over three hours to Toronto.
Low-cost serviced and unserviced lands are available. Some parcels for development overlook the St. Lawrence River and are close to the deep-water Port of Johnstown. Port services include bulk cargo handling and storage, marine, rail and truck loading and unloading, seaway draft for all berths and quick access to the major 400-series highways. Leeds Grenville has lower taxes, start-up and land costs. New development is welcomed at Augusta Industrial Park, Elizabethtown-Kitley Business Park, Edwardsburgh/Cardinal Industrial Park, John G. Broome and Western Industrial parks in Brockville and on lands in North Grenville, a community just 20 minutes south of Ottawa.
Leeds Grenville's slogan is Where lifestyle grows good business. It's home to small, national, international and best-managed companies, including many in logistics and transportation, forestry, warehousing, pharmaceuticals, food processing, manufacturing, agriculture, health and trade, to name just a few. Some of our major manufacturing operations include Procter and Gamble, Trillium Health Care Products, Burnbrae Farms, Prysmian Group, Canarm Ltd., Motor Coils International, Invista Canada, Newterra, Shell Canada, Wills Transfer and 3M Canada Inc. It's also a place to start second-career, dream home-based or small niche business. Entrepreneurship, creative economy starts and innovation are all welcomed here.
Lifestyle is also top notch. Access to excellent health care is easy with a Mobile Primary Health Care Unit for our rural areas, hospitals in Brockville and Kemptville and full-service clinics throughout the area. St. Lawrence College and the University of Guelph Kemptville Campus provide higher education and skilled trades training. Universities are within an hour's drive in Kingston and Ottawa. Public, French-language and Catholic schools are well established. Fulford Academy in Brockville and the Fulford Prepatory College in Merrickville provide programming for foreign students. Housing costs are much lower and you'll enjoy a great quality of life with lower land and operating costs for your home and business. We mean what we say about lifestyle. Our cultural hot spots include the Brockville Arts Centre, the St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival and the Thousand Islands Playhouse. You'll be living in a vacation destination of the 1000 Islands Region and the UNESCO designated Rideau Canal Heritage Route and Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve.
Our communities include the Townships of Athens, Augusta, Edwardsburgh/Cardinal, Elizabethtown-Kitley, Front of Yonge, Leeds and the Thousand Islands, the Municipality of North Grenville and the Villages of Merrickville-Wolford and Westport. Our partner municipalities are Brockville, Gananoque and Prescott, all communities located along the St. Lawrence Seaway. Share our video with your colleagues and business partners and help spread the world about why Leeds Grenville is a place of beauty and opportunity. Visit our website to learn more about available lands and properties, existing business sectors, our services and health and educational institutions, skilled trades training options and where to go for your vacation adventures.
United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Company | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:02:06 1 History
00:03:54 1.1 Camden and Amboy: 1830–1834
00:07:53 1.2 Jersey City–Trenton: 1832–1839
00:12:32 1.3 Further connections and realignments: 1839–1867
00:14:36 1.4 Competition
00:18:59 1.5 PRR lease
00:20:37 2 Other branches
00:24:17 3 Current
00:26:17 4 See also
00:26:30 5 Notes
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
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- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
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- Socrates
SUMMARY
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The United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Company (UNJ&CC) was a railroad company which began as the important Camden & Amboy Railroad (C&A) whose 1830 lineage began as one of the eight or ten earliest permanent North American railroads, and among the first common carrier transportation companies whose prospectus marketed an enterprise aimed (with a priority or principally) at carrying passengers fast and competing with stagecoaches between New York Harbor and Philadelphia-Trenton. Among the other earliest chartered or incorporated railroads, only the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad and Baltimore and Ohio Railroad were chartered with passenger services in mind. Later after mergers as the UNJ&CC became a subsidiary part of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) system in New Jersey by the later merger and acquisition of several predecessor companies in 1872; which purchases also included the PRR's main line to New York City (now Amtrak's Northeast Corridor). Prior to 1872, its main lines were the Camden and Amboy Rail Road and Transportation Company (C&A, below), the first railroad in New Jersey and one of the first railroad in the United States.
The Camden and Amboy was the first railroad to be conceived primarily as a passenger railroad and the first to employ steam locomotives to replace animal powered vehicles on rails. C&A first purchased and operated (what is now the oldest surviving operable steam locomotive in the world today) the John Bull, imported from Great Britain ca. 1832. Its operations also lead to the important development of the iron T-rail type rail tracks that became standard around the world. The United Company also included the Delaware and Raritan Canal, an early foe and then friend of the C&A.
The new conglomerate also included the New Jersey Rail Road and Transportation Company, the first railroad across the New Jersey Palisades.
Illinois | Wikipedia audio article
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Illinois
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
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- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Illinois ( (listen) IL-ih-NOY) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is the 6th-most populous U.S. state and 25th-largest state in terms of land area, and is often noted as a microcosm of the entire United States. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in northern and central Illinois, and natural resources such as coal, timber, and petroleum in the south, Illinois has a diverse economic base, and is a major transportation hub. The Port of Chicago connects the state to other global ports around the world from the Great Lakes, via the Saint Lawrence Seaway, to the Atlantic Ocean; as well as the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River, via the Illinois Waterway on the Illinois River. The Mississippi River, the Ohio River, and the Wabash River form parts of the boundaries of Illinois. For decades, Chicago's O'Hare International Airport has been ranked as one of the world's busiest airports. Illinois has long had a reputation as a bellwether both in social and cultural terms and politics.
The capital of Illinois is Springfield in central Illinois. Although today, the state's largest population center is in and around Chicago in the northeastern part of the state, the state's European population grew first in the west, with French who settled along the Mississippi River, and gave the area the name Illinois Country. After the American Revolutionary War established the United States, American settlers began arriving from Kentucky in the 1780s via the Ohio River, and the population grew from south to north. In 1818, Illinois achieved statehood. After construction of the Erie Canal increased traffic and trade through the Great Lakes, Chicago was founded in the 1830s on the banks of the Chicago River, at one of the few natural harbors on southern Lake Michigan. John Deere's invention of the self-scouring steel plow turned Illinois's rich prairie into some of the world's most productive and valuable farmland, attracting immigrant farmers from Germany and Sweden. The Illinois and Michigan Canal (1848) made transportation between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River valley faster and cheaper. New railroads carried immigrants to new homes, as well as being used to ship commodity crops to Eastern markets. The state became a transportation hub for the nation.By 1900, the growth of industrial jobs in the northern cities and coal mining in the central and southern areas attracted immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe. Illinois was an important manufacturing center during both world wars. The Great Migration from the South established a large community of African Americans in the state, including Chicago, who created the city's famous jazz and blues cultures. Chicago, the center of the Chicago Metropolitan Area, became a global alpha-level city.
Three U.S. presidents have been elected while living in Illinois: Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, and Barack Obama. Additionally, Ronald Reagan, whose political career was based in California, was born and raised in Illinois. Today, Illinois honors Lincoln with its official state slogan, Land of Lincoln, which has been displayed on its license plates since 1954. The state is the site of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, located in the state capital of Springfield, and the future home of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago.
ATB 32 - What Killed the Blackstone Canal?
The creation of the Blackstone Canal was seen as a huge advancement in transportation, in the moving of goods & produce. The Massachusetts Spy in September of 1823 wrote in an editorial; The question is whether we shall be joined to the Ocean and enjoy all the fruits of commerce OR remain imprisoned in the country. Yet the Canal lasted less than 20 years, what happened? Join us as we explore the issues that killed the Blackstone Canal.
New York City | Wikipedia audio article
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New York City
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language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
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SUMMARY
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The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York (NY), is the most populous city in the United States. With an estimated 2017 population of 8,622,698 distributed over a land area of about 302.6 square miles (784 km2), New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. Located at the southern tip of the state of New York, the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass and one of the world's most populous megacities, with an estimated 20,320,876 people in its 2017 Metropolitan Statistical Area and 23,876,155 residents in its Combined Statistical Area. A global power city, New York City has been described uniquely as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world, and exerts a significant impact upon commerce, entertainment, research, technology, education, politics, tourism, art, fashion, and sports. The city's fast pace has inspired the term New York minute. Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important center for international diplomacy.Situated on one of the world's largest natural harbors, New York City consists of five boroughs, each of which is a separate county of the State of New York. The five boroughs – Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, The Bronx, and Staten Island – were consolidated into a single city in 1898. The city and its metropolitan area constitute the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States. As many as 800 languages are spoken in New York, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world. New York City is home to more than 3.2 million residents born outside the United States, the largest foreign-born population of any city in the world. In 2017, the New York metropolitan area produced a gross metropolitan product (GMP) of US$1.73 trillion. If greater New York City were a sovereign state, it would have the 12th highest GDP in the world.New York City traces its origins to a trading post founded by colonists from the Dutch Republic in 1624 on Lower Manhattan; the post was named New Amsterdam in 1626. The city and its surroundings came under English control in 1664 and were renamed New York after King Charles II of England granted the lands to his brother, the Duke of York. New York served as the capital of the United States from 1785 until 1790. It has been the country's largest city since 1790. The Statue of Liberty greeted millions of immigrants as they came to the Americas by ship in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and is a world symbol of the United States and its ideals of liberty and peace. In the 21st century, New York has emerged as a global node of creativity and entrepreneurship, social tolerance, and environmental sustainability, and as a symbol of freedom and cultural diversity.Many districts and landmarks in New York City are well known, with the city having three of the world's ten most visited tourist attractions in 2013 and receiving a record 62.8 million tourists in 2017. Several sources have ranked New York the most photographed city in the world. Times Square, iconic as the world's heart and its Crossroads, is the brightly illuminated hub of the Broadway Theater District, one of the world's busiest pedestrian intersections, and a major center of the world's entertainment industry. The names of many of the city's landmarks, skyscrapers, and parks are known around the world. Manhattan's real estate market is among the most expensive in the world. New York is home to the largest ethnic Chinese population outside of Asia, with multiple signature Chinatowns developing across the city. Providing continuous 24/7 service, the New York City Subway is the largest single-operator rapid transit system worldwide, with 472 rail stations. Over 120 colleges and universities are located in New York City, including Columbia University, New York University, and Rockefeller University, which ha ...
Fort Wayne, Indiana | Wikipedia audio article
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Fort Wayne, Indiana
00:02:17 1 The History
00:02:26 1.1 Early history
00:02:34 1.1.1 Native Americans and New France
00:03:33 1.1.2 British control
00:04:11 1.1.3 US Invasion of Native American Land
00:05:07 1.1.4 Settlement permitted by Treaty of St. Mary's
00:06:23 1.2 Modern history
00:10:46 2 Geography
00:11:35 2.1 Topography
00:13:51 2.2 Cityscape
00:15:15 2.2.1 Architecture
00:18:10 2.3 Climate
00:20:25 3 Demographics
00:23:06 3.1 Religion
00:24:47 4 Economy
00:29:41 5 Culture
00:29:50 5.1 Performing arts
00:31:25 5.2 Attractions
00:33:25 5.3 Festivals and events
00:35:26 6 Sports
00:37:37 7 Parks and recreation
00:39:56 8 Government
00:43:09 8.1 Politics
00:43:17 9 Education
00:43:26 9.1 Primary and secondary education
00:44:46 9.2 Higher education
00:46:15 9.3 Libraries
00:46:59 10 Media
00:48:15 11 Infrastructure
00:48:24 11.1 Transportation
00:53:10 11.2 Healthcare
00:54:03 11.3 Utilities
00:55:01 12 Notable people
00:55:10 13 Sister cities
00:55:46 14 See also
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Fort Wayne is a city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Allen County, United States. Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is 18 miles (29 km) west of the Ohio border and 50 miles (80 km) south of the Michigan border. With a population of 253,691 in the 2010 census, it is the second-most populous city in Indiana after Indianapolis, and the 75th-most populous city in the United States. It is the principal city of the Fort Wayne metropolitan area, consisting of Allen, Wells, and Whitley counties, a combined population of 419,453 as of 2011. Fort Wayne is the cultural and economic center of northeastern Indiana. The city is within a 200-mile (320 km) radius of major population centers, including Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Indianapolis, Louisville, and Milwaukee.
In addition to the three core counties, the combined statistical area (CSA) includes Adams, DeKalb, Huntington, Noble, and Steuben counties, with an estimated population of 615,077.Fort Wayne was built in 1794 by the United States Army under the direction of American Revolutionary War general Anthony Wayne, the last in a series of forts built near the Miami village of Kekionga. Named in Wayne's honor, the European-American settlement developed at the confluence of the St. Joseph, St. Marys, and Maumee rivers as a trading post for pioneers. The village was platted in 1823 and underwent tremendous growth after completion of the Wabash and Erie Canal and advent of the railroad. Once a booming manufacturing town located in what became known as the Rust Belt, Fort Wayne's economy in the 21st century is based upon distribution, transportation and logistics, healthcare, professional and business services, leisure and hospitality, and financial services. The city is a center for the defense industry which employs thousands.Fort Wayne was an All-America City Award recipient in 1982, 1998, and 2009. The city also received an Outstanding Achievement City Livability Award by the U.S. Conference of Mayors in 1999.
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Illinois | Wikipedia audio article
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Illinois
00:03:22 1 Etymology
00:04:52 2 History
00:05:01 2.1 Pre-European
00:07:50 2.2 European exploration and settlement prior to 1800
00:09:26 2.3 19th century
00:09:35 2.3.1 Prior to statehood
00:11:18 2.3.2 The State of Illinois prior to the Civil War
00:15:55 2.3.3 Civil War and after
00:17:14 2.4 20th century
00:20:06 3 Geography
00:20:27 3.1 Boundaries
00:21:27 3.2 Topography
00:22:17 3.3 Divisions
00:25:43 3.4 Climate
00:28:33 4 Demographics
00:32:47 4.1 Birth data
00:33:14 4.2 Urban areas
00:35:30 4.3 Languages
00:36:26 4.4 Religion
00:36:34 4.4.1 Christianity
00:37:27 4.4.1.1 Importance in the Latter Day Saint Movement
00:38:04 4.4.2 Other Abrahamic religious communities
00:39:09 4.4.3 Other religions
00:39:24 5 Economy
00:40:00 5.1 Taxes
00:41:09 5.2 Agriculture
00:42:49 5.3 Manufacturing
00:44:01 5.4 Services
00:44:43 5.5 Investments
00:45:20 5.6 Energy
00:45:44 5.6.1 Coal
00:47:39 5.6.2 Petroleum
00:48:25 5.6.3 Nuclear power
00:49:32 5.6.4 Wind power
00:51:04 5.6.5 Biofuels
00:51:55 6 Culture
00:52:03 6.1 Museums
00:53:47 6.2 Music
00:55:35 6.3 Movies
00:56:15 6.4 Sports
00:56:24 6.4.1 Major league sports
00:58:10 6.4.2 Other top-level professional sports
00:58:42 6.4.3 Minor league sports
01:00:05 6.4.4 College sports
01:02:37 6.4.5 Former Chicago sports franchises
01:02:47 6.4.5.1 Folded teams
01:05:16 6.4.5.2 Relocated teams
01:05:54 6.4.6 Professional sports teams outside Chicago
01:06:36 6.4.7 Motor racing
01:07:26 6.4.8 Golf
01:08:27 7 Parks and recreation
01:09:19 8 Law and government
01:11:15 9 Politics
01:11:24 9.1 Party balance
01:14:05 9.2 History of corruption
01:15:36 9.3 U.S. Presidential Elections
01:17:14 9.4 African-American U.S. senators
01:17:46 9.5 Political families
01:18:03 9.5.1 Stevensons
01:19:03 9.5.2 Daleys
01:19:42 10 Education
01:19:51 10.1 Illinois State Board of education
01:20:29 10.2 Primary and secondary schools
01:21:18 10.3 Colleges and universities
01:22:52 11 Infrastructure
01:23:01 11.1 Transportation
01:23:20 11.1.1 Airports
01:24:41 11.1.2 Rail
01:26:02 11.1.3 Interstate highway system
01:26:51 11.1.4 U.S. highway system
01:27:24 11.2 Gallery
01:27:32 12 Miscellaneous
01:28:04 13 See also
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- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
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Illinois ( (listen) IL-ih-NOY) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is the 6th-most populous U.S. state and 25th-largest state in terms of land area, and is often noted as a microcosm of the entire United States. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in northern and central Illinois, and natural resources such as coal, timber, and petroleum in the south, Illinois has a diverse economic base, and is a major transportation hub. The Port of Chicago connects the state to other global ports around the world from the Great Lakes, via the Saint Lawrence Seaway, to the Atlantic Ocean; as well as the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River, via the Illinois Waterway on the Illinois River. The Mississippi River, the Ohio River, and the Wabash River form parts of the boundaries of Illinois. For decades, Chicago's O'Hare International Airport has been ranked as one of the world's busiest airports. Illinois has long had a reputation as a bellwether both in social and cultural terms and politics.
The capital of Illinois is Springfield in central Illinois. Although today, the state's largest population center is in and around Chicago in the northeastern part of the state, the state's European population grew first in the west, with French who settled along the Mississippi River, and gave the area the name Illinois Country. After the American Revolutionary War established the United States, American settlers began arriving from Kentucky in the 1780s via the Ohio River, and the population grew from south to north. In 1818, Illinois achieved statehood. After construction of the Erie Canal increased traffic and trade through the Great Lakes, Chicago was founded in the 1830s on th ...
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