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New York State Canal System

(Encyclopedia)New York State Canal System, waterway system, 524 mi (843 km) long, traversing New York state and connecting the Great Lakes with the Finger Lakes, the Hudson River, and Lake Champlain. The waterway, ...

New Jersey College for Women

(Encyclopedia)New Jersey College for Women: see Rutgers Univ. ...

Brotherhood of the New Life

(Encyclopedia)Brotherhood of the New Life: see Harris, Thomas Lake. ...

New England Conservatory of Music

(Encyclopedia)New England Conservatory of Music, at Boston, Mass.; coeducational; est. 1867, chartered and opened 1870. It is closely associated with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Berkshire Music Center at ...

New River Gorge National River

(Encyclopedia)New River Gorge National River: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Carnegie Corporation of New York

(Encyclopedia)Carnegie Corporation of New York, foundation established (1911) to administer Andrew Carnegie's remaining personal fortune for philanthropic purposes. Initially endowed with $125 million, the foundati...

Manhattan, borough, New York City, United States

(Encyclopedia)Manhattan, borough (1990 pop. 1,487,536), 28 sq mi (57 sq km), New York City, SE N.Y., coextensive with New York co. Manhattan is the cultural and commercial heart of the city, and its dramatic skylin...

New York School of Social Work

(Encyclopedia)New York School of Social Work: see Columbia Univ. ...

Peter, epistles of the New Testament

(Encyclopedia)Peter, two letters of the New Testament, classified among the Catholic (or General) Epistles. Each opens with a statement of authorship by the apostle St. Peter. First Peter, the longer book, is addre...

New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park

(Encyclopedia)New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...