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1368:Peekskill
1329:Manhattan
1186:Schoharie
1066:Jefferson
949:by county
653:pilasters
436:Victorian
307:Geography
266:mill pond
200:1760–1940
1442:Category
1388:Syracuse
1314:Brooklyn
1261:Southern
1256:Northern
1226:Tompkins
1216:Sullivan
1191:Schuyler
1176:Saratoga
1171:Rockland
1121:Onondaga
1061:Herkimer
1056:Hamilton
1036:Franklin
1021:Dutchess
1016:Delaware
1011:Cortland
1006:Columbia
996:Chenango
961:Allegany
883:New York
678:See also
428:Velveeta
230:98001391
146:Newburgh
128:Location
1393:Yonkers
1296:Buffalo
1284:by city
1268:Wyoming
1211:Suffolk
1206:Steuben
1136:Orleans
1126:Ontario
1111:Niagara
1086:Madison
1046:Genesee
1001:Clinton
991:Chemung
646:masonry
559:⁄
540:-story
535:⁄
514:The 36
404:anchors
392:smelted
357:of the
336:History
286:Federal
213:Federal
1319:Queens
1291:Albany
1236:Warren
1231:Ulster
1196:Seneca
1156:Queens
1151:Putnam
1146:Otsego
1141:Oswego
1131:Orange
1116:Oneida
1101:Nassau
1091:Monroe
1051:Greene
1041:Fulton
981:Cayuga
971:Broome
956:Albany
890:Topics
821:
813:
657:frieze
628:frieze
625:molded
621:fluted
406:. The
274:dammed
255:Monroe
132:Monroe
1309:Bronx
1282:Lists
1273:Yates
1246:Wayne
1221:Tioga
1076:Lewis
1031:Essex
966:Bronx
947:Lists
400:nails
355:tract
197:Built
1452:List
1026:Erie
819:ISBN
811:ISBN
799:2009
669:and
589:use.
572:race
454:and
402:and
394:the
366:mill
318:lots
284:and
245:The
239:1998
189:Area
881:in
396:ore
349:on
225:No.
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