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Encyclopedia > Little Britain, New York

Little Britain, New York is an area in Orange County, first settled in 1729 by Peter Mulliner, a devout Anglican, who named his farm Little Britain. The name spread to the surrounding region, which at that time the was part of Ulster County, New York.


Little Britain was the birthplace of New York Governor DeWitt Clinton, his father General James Clinton and his uncle U.S. Vice President George Clinton.



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DeWitt Clinton (327 words)
Clinton was able to accomplish many things as a leader in civic and state affairs such as: New York public school system, encouragingd the steam navigation, modifying the laws governing criminals and debtors, and he was largely responsible for the creation of the Erie Canal.
He imagined a Canal from Buffalo, New York on the Eastern Shore of Lake Erie to Albany, New York on the upper Hudson River, a distance of almost 400 miles.
Clinton died at the age of 59 February 11, 1828, and was interred in the Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.
Great Britain at AllExperts (1572 words)
Great Britain is an island lying off the northwestern coast of mainland Europe and to the east of Ireland, comprising the main territory of the United Kingdom.
The climate of Great Britain is milder than that of other regions of the Northern Hemisphere at the same latitude, because the warm waters of the Gulf Stream pass by the British Isles and exert a moderating influence on the weather.
Little Britain is also the name of a BBC radio and television sketch show.
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