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Uniquely New York: Foundations--Big Flats

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A unique teaching and learning tool that highlights various parks, museums, landmarks, and people throughout New York State. Students will experience many destinations such as battlefields, natural wonders, railroads, and even a cemetery. This segment highlights Big Flats, New York. Part of the "Uniquely New York" series.

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Runtime: 1 minutes 36 seconds

Topic: Geography, History
Subtopic: U.S. Geography, U.S. History (General)
Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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Release Year: 2014
Producer/Distributor: PBS Learning Media
Series: Uniquely New York
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Sepia-tone map of a small town. In the middle, Gothic-style text surrounds a drawing of an eagle with outstretched wings and reads, "Map of the Village of Auburn, 1857." Sketches of different styles of buildings are in the top right.

2 small airplanes parked next to each other on a grassy field on a sunny day, with an orange windsock and a brown-brick building in the distance behind them. The closest plane has a white cover on it.

Multistory wooden building painted light blue on a street next to a smaller wooden building painted white with a tree-covered hill in the background on a sunny day. The blue building has a small bell tower.

City street lined with connected buildings of various heights and colors on the left and brick buildings with turrets on the right. A hill with trees is at the end, and many modern vehicles are parked in the street.

Low-angle view of a 3-story red-brick building with turrets on each corner and a taller turret in the front middle. The sky is blue with a few clouds, and a couple vehicles drive by.

Sepia-tone sketch of an aerial view of city with a large hill rising in the back.

Closeup of a wooden sign painted forest green and burgundy in front of a tan building. Painted in yellow are the words, "Deposit Historical Society Museum, 145." Pink daisies are beneath the sign.

Wooden sign painted white with text in blue and black that reads, "Welcome to Downsville. Settled 1792." A oval with a painting of a brown barn is in the center of the sign.

Computer graphic of a poster with an aerial view of a city with streets in a grid. A river runs across the bottom left. The words, "Elimira, New York," are written across the bottom center in Gothic script, with other miniscule text on each side.

Black and white photo of a large, long multistory building with a painted white sign that reads, "Endicott-Johnson Workers, Tanners, and Shoe Makers." Many 1930s-style cars are parked in the parking lot in the front.