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New York State Decoder

Guess each short answer. Then combine the first letters of each answer to form the name of a famous location.
Except for the final location, all of the answers are a single word
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Last updated: January 10, 2026
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First submittedJanuary 5, 2026
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Answer
T
Fort captured by Ethan Allen
Ticonderoga
H
Area of Long Island where the
rich vacation during the summer
Hamptons
E
State motto
Excelsior
A
State capital
Albany
D
Franklin ______ Roosevelt
Delano
I
City with Cornell University
Ithaca
R
"Flower City"
Rochester
O
Largest lake entirely in New York
Oneida
N
Waterfalls on the Canada–U.S. border
Niagara
D
Sixth governor: ______ Clinton
DeWitt
A
Village known for the DeFeo murders
Amityville
C
Mountain range where the Borscht
Belt was located
Catskill
K
Major league basketball team
Knicks
M
River that flows parallel to the Erie
Canal in eastern New York
Mohawk
O
What Lake Placid hosted twice
Olympics
U
Chicken riggies originated here
Utica
N
Former colony that controlled the
Hudson River: New _________
Netherland
T
A popular salad dressing is named
for this region: ________ Islands
Thousand
A
Nickname of NYC: The Big _____
Apple
I
Native American confederacy
Iroquois
N
County that Hempstead is part of
Nassau
S
________ Springs
Saratoga
 
 
 
Final Location
The Adirondack Mountains
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