Loc: Exploration and Settlement: Duke's Map of New York

Your class members will get up close and personal with the Big Apple in this fantastic lesson, which introduces learners to not only the concept of a city, but also provides a thorough overview of New York City itself and its...

A collection of maps of the state of New York, including links to city maps, historical city maps, and maps of National Parks, Monuments, and historical places.

Visit this virtual museum exhibit to learn about New York City's divided opinions about slavery before and during the Civil War. There are three themes covered: Pro-Southern City, Fighting Slavery, and Civil War. Students use a...

Historical maps of New York and descriptions of each map.

This is the web companion to a TV series of video walking tours of famous New York Neighborhoods. Take a virtual tour through the borough of Brooklyn, New York and see all the landmarks and treasures it is famous for. You can also read...

Explore Dutch New York through this historical interactive map and learn what wildlife, landscape, and people lived there in 1609 compared with today. Click on 'Interactives' for additional resources, e.g., a 1626 letter from Peter...

Designed by American Memory Fellows Linda Hamel and Linda Hedrirck, this site explores the settlements of French Canadians in New England in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It provides teachers complete lesson plans for 8...

This site on maps is provided for by The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Have you ever wondered what New York state looks like from a satellite image? Find out by using this website. There are several other maps to...

Features excellent information regarding New York history, famous people, cities, geography, state parks, tourism, and historic sites. A fact sheet of information and a quiz are also available.