But how did the United States actually build its federal government, the entire apparatus of state that could collect revenue, manage international diplomacy,

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18.09.2025

Waterways, Footpaths & Wagon Ways: Early Hudson River Trade - New York Almanack

In the 1780s Nantucket whalers sought a safe inland harbor on the Hudson River for their whaling fleet - they found at Claverack Landing.

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18.09.2025

The First 46ers: A Centennial Celebration - New York Almanack

Adirondack History Museum in Elizabethtown, in Essex County, NY, will host "People & Peaks: A Centennial Celebration of the First 46ers," on Sat.

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18.09.2025

The Sewards of New York: A New Biography - New York Almanack

The Sewards of New York: A Biography of a Leading American Political Family shines a light on an important political family of the 19th century.

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17.09.2025

Baron Dieskau: A New Epitaph - New York Almanack

General Jean-Armand de Dieskau has been forgotten by history, just as he was forgotten and abandoned during the French and Indian War.

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17.09.2025

Historic Homes & Landmarks Tour of Tappan Historic District - New York Almanack

On the latest episode of the Crossroads of Rockland County podcast is about the Historic Homes & Landmarks Tour in Tappan on October 4, 2025.

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17.09.2025

10th Annual Blues at Timbuctoo at the John Brown Farm Sept 21st - New York Almanack

John Brown Lives! will host their 10th Annual Blues at Timbuctoo at the John Brown Farm State Historic Site on Sunday, September 21st.

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17.09.2025

The Satyr in Bungalow D: A New Catskills Novel - New York Almanack

A new comic novel, The Satyr in Bungalow D, inspired by the Catskills, combines fantasy and fiction with real-life hotels, businesses and hang-outs.

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17.09.2025

Preservation League Announces Award Winners - New York Almanack

The Preservation League of NYS's Excellence Awards shines a light on the people who are using historic preservation to create positive change

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16.09.2025

1950: A Toilet Paper King’s Vessel Sinks in Lake George - New York Almanack

In 1950 David Daniels was the president of Wheeler Paper Company of Albany when his boat sank in Lake George with his wife and dog.

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16.09.2025

Gray Catbirds: New York's Only Fully Gray Bird - New York Almanack

The Gray Catbird is a common, vocal, and unique bird that happens to be the only fully gray bird in New York State.

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16.09.2025

Some Unique National Historical Register Listings in New York - New York Almanack

For the 200th Board for Historic Preservation meeting we're highlighting some of New York's most interesting National Historical Register places.

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16.09.2025

Mohawk Valley Latino Association to Host Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration - New York Almanack

The Mohawk Valley Latino Association will host a special event celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and fostering Mohawk Valley cultural exchange.

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16.09.2025

25th Annual Fall Festival at Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve - New York Almanack

The 25th annual Fall Festival at Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve in Cheektowaga in Erie County, NY, will be held on Saturday, September 20th.

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14.09.2025

Poetry: The Fine Print - New York Almanack

He rushed to take advantage of the greatest deal he ever saw only to find out it was too good to be true. He had failed to read the fine print.

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13.09.2025

2025 World Canals Conference in Buffalo September 21-25 - New York Almanack

A world-class programis set for Sept 21-25 at the 2025 World Canals Conference (WCC 2025) in Buffalo.

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13.09.2025

Sumac Galls & Aphids: An Ancient Association - New York Almanack

The staghorn sumac occurs along most highways and county roads, as well as in disturbed areas and abandoned fields transitioning to shrubland.

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13.09.2025

Injured Great Horned Owl Dies in Delaware County - New York Almanack

On August 23, NYS Conservation Officer Osborne responded to a call regarding an injured owl in the town of Hancock in Delaware County.

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13.09.2025

Paul Schaefer’s Adirondack Legacy Podcast - New York Almanack

The latest ADK Talks podcast features David Gibson, conservation leader and author of A Force for Nature: Paul Schaefer’s Adirondack Coalitions.

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12.09.2025

$25,000 Fine for Stream Excavations Found in Catskills - New York Almanack

On July 25, a subject paid more than $25,000 for violations related to illegal stream excavations of protected waterbodies in the Catskills.

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12.09.2025

Fort Amherst & Half-Way Brook’s Bloody Background - New York Almanack

HALF-WAY BROOK, midway between Forts Edward and William Henry, was the scene of many bloody skirmishes, surprises and ambushes.

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12.09.2025

Louis Riel: A Rebel Comes to Keeseville - New York Almanack

Louis Riel was the founder of the Canadian province Manitoba, and a leader in the independence movement for Saskatchewan.

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12.09.2025

New York Camping Featured on DEC Podcast - New York Almanack

DEC’s first campgrounds — Sacandaga and Sharp Bridge — were established in 1920 in the Adirondacks, as was the newest campground.

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12.09.2025

Long Lake Long Boat Regatta Set for September 20th - New York Almanack

The Northern Forest Canoe Trail will close out its 2025 Adirondack Race Series with the Long Lake Long Boat Regatta, Saturday, September 20th.

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11.09.2025

Mountain Top Historical Society 13th Annual Postcard Show - New York Almanack

The Mountain Top Historical Society of Greene County will present the 13th Annual Postcard Show with John Duda on September 20th.

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11.09.2025

Few Friends and Many Foes': Early Railroad Engineer Zerah Colburn - New York Almanack

Zerah Colburn (1832–1870) was an engineer, author and prominent technical journalist who specialized in steam locomotive and railway design.

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11.09.2025

Erie Canallers Could Be A Rowdy Bunch - New York Almanack

Life along the canal became the subject of folklore, stories of the cooks, the hogees who led the mules and of course the canallers themselves.

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11.09.2025

Rangers Fight Wildfires, Rescue Hikers, Cliff Jumper - New York Almanack

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers recently fought several wildfires and rescued several hikers and a cliff jumper.

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11.09.2025

A Celebration of Seneca Village's 200th Anniversary - New York Almanack

Seneca Village was a settlement of predominantly African American property owners in Manhattan, existing from 1825 to 1857.

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10.09.2025

Paddle for Wilderness 'Floating Protest' Saturday September 13th - New York Almanack

A Paddle for Wilderness is taking place on Saturday September 13th at Forked Lake in the Central Adirondacks in Long Lake at 10 am.

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10.09.2025

New York State Prison Newspapers: Voices from the Inside - New York Almanack

In 1800 Forlorn Hope was published, edited by an incarcerated person. Since then, over 700 prison newspapers have been published in the US.

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10.09.2025

Clearing Iroquoia: New York's 1779 Land Grab - New York Almanack

In 1778, George Washington, Philip Schuyler and others began planning invasions against Iroquoia, homeland of the Haudenosaunee.

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10.09.2025

Mills Norrie State Park Campground Upgrades - New York Almanack

Substantial infrastructure upgrades have been made at Mills-Norrie State Park in Dutchess County, NY.

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10.09.2025

A Call to Arms: Schenectady's Committee of Correspondence - New York Almanack

In 1775, rumors of a catalyzing crisis had reached Schenectady. By then, there had long been disputes between Britain and the American Colonies.

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09.09.2025

The Lake George Trip That Inspired 'Last of the Mohicans' - New York Almanack

James Fenimore Cooper’s visit to Lake George in August, 1824 helped inspire his novel Last of the Mohicans.

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09.09.2025

Minnewaska State Park Grows to Nearly 24,000 Acres - New York Almanack

The latest expansion of Minnewaska State Park adds a 291-acre section of the northern Shawangunk Mountains in the Town of Rochester, NY.

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09.09.2025

Glacial Lakes in the Ausable River Valley - New York Almanack

At the close of the last Ice Age glacial ice formed a dam across the valley of the East Branch Ausable River creating its phenomenal landscape.

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09.09.2025

Starting Repair Cafe Events in Your Community - New York Almanack

Repair Cafes are free community gatherings where skilled volunteer "Repair Coaches" help neighbors fix broken household items.

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09.09.2025

Ticonderoga Program Explores John Hancock's Legacy Friday - New York Almanack

Lower Adirondack Regional Center for History will host a free program on John Hancock on Friday, Sept 12 at Hancock House in Ticonderoga, NY.

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Revolutionary New York in Eight Documents - New York Almanack

Creating the U.S. Federal Government - New York Almanack

Waterways, Footpaths & Wagon Ways: Early Hudson River Trade - New York Almanack

The First 46ers: A Centennial Celebration - New York Almanack

The Sewards of New York: A New Biography - New York Almanack

Baron Dieskau: A New Epitaph - New York Almanack

Historic Homes & Landmarks Tour of Tappan Historic District - New York Almanack

10th Annual Blues at Timbuctoo at the John Brown Farm Sept 21st - New York Almanack

The Satyr in Bungalow D: A New Catskills Novel - New York Almanack

Preservation League Announces Award Winners - New York Almanack

1950: A Toilet Paper King’s Vessel Sinks in Lake George - New York Almanack

Gray Catbirds: New York's Only Fully Gray Bird - New York Almanack

Some Unique National Historical Register Listings in New York - New York Almanack

Mohawk Valley Latino Association to Host Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration - New York Almanack

25th Annual Fall Festival at Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve - New York Almanack

Poetry: The Fine Print - New York Almanack

2025 World Canals Conference in Buffalo September 21-25 - New York Almanack

Sumac Galls & Aphids: An Ancient Association - New York Almanack

Injured Great Horned Owl Dies in Delaware County - New York Almanack

Paul Schaefer’s Adirondack Legacy Podcast - New York Almanack

$25,000 Fine for Stream Excavations Found in Catskills - New York Almanack

Fort Amherst & Half-Way Brook’s Bloody Background - New York Almanack

Louis Riel: A Rebel Comes to Keeseville - New York Almanack

New York Camping Featured on DEC Podcast - New York Almanack

Long Lake Long Boat Regatta Set for September 20th - New York Almanack

Mountain Top Historical Society 13th Annual Postcard Show - New York Almanack

Few Friends and Many Foes': Early Railroad Engineer Zerah Colburn - New York Almanack

Erie Canallers Could Be A Rowdy Bunch - New York Almanack

Rangers Fight Wildfires, Rescue Hikers, Cliff Jumper - New York Almanack

A Celebration of Seneca Village's 200th Anniversary - New York Almanack

Paddle for Wilderness 'Floating Protest' Saturday September 13th - New York Almanack

New York State Prison Newspapers: Voices from the Inside - New York Almanack

Clearing Iroquoia: New York's 1779 Land Grab - New York Almanack

Mills Norrie State Park Campground Upgrades - New York Almanack

A Call to Arms: Schenectady's Committee of Correspondence - New York Almanack

The Lake George Trip That Inspired 'Last of the Mohicans' - New York Almanack

Minnewaska State Park Grows to Nearly 24,000 Acres - New York Almanack

Glacial Lakes in the Ausable River Valley - New York Almanack

Starting Repair Cafe Events in Your Community - New York Almanack

Ticonderoga Program Explores John Hancock's Legacy Friday - New York Almanack

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