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Term: New York

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Located at mouth of Hudson River; visited by Europeans 16th-17th cen.; settled by Dutch, seized by British in 1664; was cosmopolitan center & nation's largest city by 18th cen.; today is huge metropolis composed of 5 boroughs corresponding to 5 counties.ranked 1st by population in the 1980 census BGN 1931

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Beauford Delaney

American, born Knoxville, TN 1910-died Paris, France 1979

Aaron Douglas

American, born Topeka, KS 1899-died Nashville, TN 1979

Samuel Waldo

American, born Windham, CT 1783-died New York City 1861

William Merritt Chase

American, born Williamsburg, IN 1849-died New York City 1916

Asher B. Durand

American, born Jefferson Village, NJ 1796-died Maplewood, NJ 1886