Statistics for occurrence #1 of “York” in entry new-york-colony-of of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:

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The bay of New York and its great tributary from the north, with the island of Manhattan, upon which part of the city of Greater New York now stands, were discovered by Henry Hudson (q. v.), in the early autumn of 1609....
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York (Virginia, United States) 1,570 66 12 2 0 user votes
York (Canada) 403 44 35 8 0 user votes
York (United Kingdom) 200 39 14 3 0 user votes
York (Pennsylvania, United States) 25 0 5 0 0 user votes
York (Missouri, United States) 4 0 0 0 0 user votes
York (Alabama, United States) 2 0 0 0 0 user votes
York (Canada) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
York (Canada) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
York (Florida, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
York (Georgia, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
York (Idaho, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
York (Illinois, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
York (Iowa, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
York (Kentucky, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
York (Michigan, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
York (Michigan, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
York (Minnesota, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
York (Minnesota, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
York (Montana, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
York (Nebraska, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
York (New York, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
York (New York, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
York (North Dakota, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
York (Ohio, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
York (Ohio, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
York (Ohio, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
York (Sierra Leone) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
York (United Kingdom) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
York (Washington, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
York (West Virginia, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
York (Western Australia, Australia) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
York (Wisconsin, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes

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