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Livingston, county, western New York state, U.S. The terrain rises from a lowland region in the north to rolling hills in the south. The Genesee River flows through the western part of the county. Lakes include Conesus and Hemlock. Among the parklands is Letchworth State Park, where the Genesee has carved a gorge known as the “Grand Canyon of the East.” Forests consist of a mix of hardwoods. Indians who inhabited the region when European settlers arrived were Iroquoian-speaking Seneca. Livingston county was created in 1821 and named for American Revolutionary political leader Robert R. Livingston. The State University of ...(100 of 143 words)

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