Rochester

Rochester (HM2HVR)

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N 43° 8.863', W 77° 36.699'

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An American "Boom Town"

On March 21, 1817, Rochesterville officially became a village of 655 acres and 700 inhabitants. A few months later on July 4, construction began on the Erie Canal - the man-made channel that would soon transform this wilderness settlement into a
prosperous city.
Key to Rochester's rapid growth were the Genesee River and its industry-powering waterfalls plus a new commercial thoroughfare to lucrative markets in the East — the Erie Canal. The community doubled its population to 1,502 in 1820, doubled it again in two years, and achieved a count of more than 12,000 people by 1834! This rapid "boom town" growth was still unique in America and gave rise to the nickname, "Young Lion of the West."

Today's Rochester, the third largest metropolitan area in the state, continues to be a
major exporting city sending its products around the world. Some companies can even trace their roots to the city's pioneer days!
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The first Erie Canal aqueduct across the river, completed in 1823, was replaced with the larger one pictured here in 1842. This second structure carried boat traffic until 1918, when the canal route was changed to bypass the city. A road deck was built above the canal in the early 1920s and rebuilt in 1973 as seen today. A subway system used the old
canal bed between 1925 and



1956. This durable structure still stands as the wide-arched base of the Broad Street Bridge!!
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HM NumberHM2HVR
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Placed ByNew York State Canals
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Date Added Monday, June 17th, 2019 at 5:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 287634 N 4780529
Decimal Degrees43.14771667, -77.61165000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 8.863', W 77° 36.699'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 8' 51.78" N, 77° 36' 41.94" W
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