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| New York Facts |
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A brewer named Matthew Vassar founded Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York in 1861. |
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The first international sports hero, boxer Bill Richmond of Staten Island, New York, was born August 5, 1763. |
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In 1796, the Lighthouse at Montauk was established as New York's first coastal beacon. |
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