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Broome, county, south-central New York state, U.S., comprising a hilly upland region bordered by Pennsylvania to the south. It is drained principally by the Susquehanna River (which crosses the southern part of the county twice) and by the Tioughnioga, Otselic, and Chenango rivers. Parklands are located at Chenango Lake, Oquaga Creek, and Whitney Point Reservoir. County forestlands feature a mix of hardwoods, notably upland oak. Indians of the Iroquois Confederacy inhabited the region in the 17th and 18th centuries. Binghamton (the county seat), Johnson City, and Endicott are known collectively as the Triple Cities. The region benefited from the linking ...(100 of 168 words)

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