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county, New York, United States
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Tompkins, county, west-central New York state, U.S., constituting a plateau region that rises to rugged hills in the south. Cayuga Lake, which extends into the county from the northwestern corner, is the site of Taughannock Falls and Allan H. Treman state parks. Other public lands include Buttermilk Falls and Robert H. Treman state parks as well as state wildlife management areas at Connecticut Hill and Dryden Lake. Maple, birch, and beech are the major forest types. In 1779 American military expeditions to the region led by Generals John Sullivan and James Clinton destroyed the villages of the Cayuga and Tutelo ...(100 of 207 words)

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