Milton M Klein wrote: > > The origin of the term Empire State is steeped in obscurity. .... > (This is about the same kind of question as how New York City came > to be known as the Big Apple. > There is no easy answer.) However, there is a page on the web that answers the Big Apple question in what is claimed to be an authoritative way. It's one of the local history sites featured at http://www.NYHistory.com/featured.htm Bob Shear