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Cover Title Page Copyright Foreword By Herbert H. Lehman, Governor of New York Preface Contents Illustrations Maps General Information Calendar of Annual Events Part I. The General Background

The New York Countryside, By Dixon Ryan Fox Geology and Topography Plant and Animal Life Conservation and Recreation Archeology and Indians History Transportation Agriculture Industry Labor Ethnic Groups Folklore Public Welfare Religion Education Newspapers and Radio Sports The Arts Architecture

Part II. Cities and Special Points of Interest

Albany Auburn Binghamton Buffalo Elmira Ithaca New Rochelle New York City Niagara Falls Poughkeepsie Rochester Saratoga Springs Schenectady Syracuse Troy Utica West Point Yonkers

Part III. Tours

Tour 1: (Greenwich, Conn.)—Port Chester—New Rochelle—New York City [US 1] Tour 2: Junction US 202 and US 9W—Suffern—(Morristown, N.J.) [US 202] Tour 3: New York City—Suffern—Binghamton—Elmira—Corning—Olean—Salamanca—Jamestown—Westfield [State 17]

Section a. New Jersey Line to Western Junction with US 6 Section b. Western Junction with US 6 to Binghamton Section c. Binghamton to Elmira Section d. Elmira to Olean Section e. Olean to Westfield

Tour 4: (Danbury, Conn.)—Brewster—Carmel—Peekskill—Goshen—Port Jervis—(Milford, Pa.) [US 6]

Section a. Connecticut Line to Peekskill Section b. Peekskill to Eastern Junction with State 17 Section c. Eastern Junction with State 17 to Western Junction with State 17 Section d. Western Junction with State 17 to Port Jervis

Tour 5: Amenia—Millbrook—Poughkeepsie—Kerhonkson [US 44]

Section a. Amenia to Poughkeepsie Section b. Poughkeepsie to Kerhonkson

Tour 6: Kingston—Ellenville—Wurtsboro—Port Jervis—(Milford, Pa.) [US 209] Tour 7: (Great Barrington, Mass.)—Hillsdale—Hudson—Catskill—Grand Gorge—Oneonta [State 23]

Section a. Massachusetts Line to Catskill Section b. Catskill to Oneonta

Tour 8: (Pittsfield, Mass.)—Albany—Cherry Valley—Sangerfield—La Fayette—Auburn—Geneva—Canandaigua—Fredonia—Westfield—(Erie, Pa.) [US 20]

Section a. Massachusetts Line to Albany Section b. Albany to Sangerfield Section c. Sangerfield to La Fayette Section d. La Fayette to Auburn Section e. Auburn to Western Junction with State 5 Section f. Western Junction with State 5 to Western Junction with US 20A Section g. Western Junction with US 20A to Pennsylvania Line

Tour 8A: Eastern Junction with US 20—Western Junction with US 20 [US 20A] Tour 9: Albany—Berne—Junction with State 30 [State 43] Tour 10: (Bennington, Vt.)—Troy—Schenectady—Oneonta—Binghamton [State 7]

Section a. Vermont State Line to Troy Section b. Troy to Oneonta Section c. Oneonta to Binghamton

Tour 11: Albany—Utica—Syracuse—Auburn—Batavia—Buffalo—Dunkirk—(Erie, Pa.) [State 5]

Section a. Albany to Utica Section b. Utica to Syracuse Section c. Syracuse to Western Junction with US 20 Section d. Western Junction with US 20 to Buffalo Section e. Buffalo to Pennsylvania Line

Tour 12: Schenectady—Canajoharie—Utica—Rome—Wampsville [State 5S] Tour 13: Schuylerville—Saratoga Springs—Johnstown—Dolgeville—Middleville [State 29] Tour 14: Hague—Wevertown—Speculator—Utica [State 8] Tour 15: Wevertown—Blue Mountain Lake—Old Forge—Herkimer—Oneonta—Kingston [State 28]

Section a. Wevertown to Blue Mountain Lake Section b. Blue Mountain Lake to Alder Creek Section c. Alder Creek to Oneonta Section d. Oneonta to Kingston

Tour 16: Jay—Wilmington—Lake Placid—Saranac Lake—Lake Clear Junction [State 86] Tour 16A: Lake Placid—Keene—Keene Valley—Junction with US 9 [State 86A] Tour 17: Plattsburg—Saranac Lake—Tupper Lake—Watertown—Hannibal [State 3]

Section a. Plattsburg to Tupper Lake Section b. Tupper Lake to Watertown Section c. Watertown to Hannibal

Tour 18: Rouses Point—Malone—Watertown—Syracuse—Binghamton—(Scranton, Pa.) [US 11]

Section a. Rouses Point to Malone Section b. Malone to Watertown Section c. Watertown to Syracuse Section d. Syracuse to Pennsylvania Line

Tour 19: Malone—Massena—Ogdensburg—Watertown [State 37] Tour 20: (Montreal, P.Q.)—Plattsburg—Hoosick Falls—White Plains—New York City [State 22]

Section a. Canadian Line to Whitehall Section b. Whitehall to Hillsdale Section c. Hillsdale to New York City

Tour 21: (Montreal, P.Q.)—Rouses Point—Plattsburg—Glens Falls—Saratoga Springs—Albany—Poughkeepsie—New York City [US 9]

Section a. Canadian Line to Lake George Section b. Lake George to Albany Section c. Albany to Poughkeepsie Section d. Poughkeepsie to New York City

Tour 21A: Albany—Catskill—Kingston—Newburgh—(Jersey City, N.J.) [US 9W]

Section a. Albany to Kingston Section b. Kingston to New Jersey Line

Tour 21B: Hudson—Germantown—East Park—Poughkeepsie [State 9G] Tour 21C: (Hudson River Boat Tour) Albany—Hudson—Kingston—Poughkeepsie—Newburgh—New York City [Hudson River] Tour 22: (Fair Haven, Vt.)—Whitehall—Hudson Falls—Schuylerville—Troy—Junction with US 20 [US 4] Tour 23: Ticonderoga—Lake George—Saratoga Springs [State 9N and State 9K] Tour 24: Junction with State 8—Wells—Amsterdam—Wright (Sidney’s Corners)—Schoharie—Middleburg—Grand Gorge—Roxbury—East Branch [State 30]

Section a. Junction State 8 to Wright (Sidney’s Corners) Section b. Wright (Sidney’s Corners) to Grand Gorge Section c. Grand Gorge to East Branch

Tour 25: Alexandria Bay—Clayton—Watertown—Boonville—Utica—Norwich—Binghamton [State 12]

Section a. Alexandria Bay to Utica Section b. Utica to Binghamton

Tour 26: Maple View—Oswego—Rochester—Lewiston—Niagara Falls [US 104]

Section a. Maple View to Rochester Section b. Rochester to Niagara Falls

Tour 27: Sodus Point—Geneva—Watkins Glen—Elmira—(Troy, Pa.) [State 14]

Section a. Sodus Point to Geneva Section b. Geneva to Pennsylvania Line

Tour 28: Dresden—Penn Yan—Hammondsport—Bath [State 54] Tour 29: Pultneyville—Naples—Hornell—(Knoxville, Pa.) [State 21]

Section a. Pultneyville to Wayland Section b. Wayland to Pennsylvania Line

Tour 30: Rochester—Manchester—Waterloo—Ithaca—Owego [State 2]

Section a. Rochester to Waterloo Section b. Waterloo to Owego

Tour 31: Rochester—Bath—Painted Post—(Mansfield, Pa.) [US 15] Tour 32: Vernon—Weedsport—Newark—Rochester—Lockport—Niagara Falls [State 234 and State 31]

Section a. Vernon to Rochester Section b. Rochester to Niagara Falls

Tour 33: Rochester—Batavia—Buffalo [State 33] Tour 34: Junction with US 20A—Dunkirk [State 39] Tour 35: North Hamlin—Le Roy—Warsaw—Wellsville—(Galeton, Pa.) [State 19]

Section a. North Hamlin to Warsaw Section b. Warsaw to Pennsylvania Line

Tour 36: Olcott—Lockport—Depew [State 78] Tour 37: Niagara Falls—Buffalo—Gowanda—(Warren, Pa.) [US 62] Tour 38: Buffalo—East Aurora—Yorkshire—Olean—(Bradford, Pa.) [State 16 and State 16A] Tour 39: Hamburg—Springville—Salamanca—(Bradford, Pa.) [US 219] Tour 40: Poughkeepsie—New York City [State 55, Eastern State Parkway, Bronx River Parkway Extension, Saw Mill River Parkway] Long Island

North Shore Tour. Queensboro Bridge—Roslyn—Huntington—Kings Park—Smithtown—Smithtown Branch—Port Jefferson—Junction with State 25 [State 25A] Jericho Turnpike Tour. Queensboro Bridge—Mineola—Westbury—Smithtown—Ridge—Riverhead—Orient Point [State 25] Center Island Tour. Queensboro Bridge—Hempstead—Farmingdale—Ronkonkoma—Yaphank—Riverhead—Hampton Bays [State 25, State 24, County Roads] South Shore Tour. Manhattan Bridge—Valley Stream—Freeport—Sayville—Southampton—Montauk Point [State 27]

Part IV. Appendices

Chronology Bibliography Index

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