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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17V1_samuel-torres_Rochester-NY.html
Samuel Torres arrived in Rochester in 1950 and was instrumental in building Rochester's Hispanic community. He spoke out against discrimination in housing and employment practices and was dedicated. to encouragingHispanics to vote and to seek publ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17V0_samuel-torres_Rochester-NY.html
Samuel Torres arrived in Rochester in 1950 and was instrumental in building Rochester's Hispanic community. He spoke out against discrimination in housing and employment practices and was dedicated. to encouragingHispanics to vote and to seek publ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17UB_genesee-river-gorge-centuries-of-conflict-in-pleasant-valley_Rochester-NY.html
The Genesee River valley, called by the Native Americans Gen-nis-he-yo (Geneseo) meaning "Pleasant Valley", was prized territory.
In addition to providing transportation and an abundant resource for salmon fishing and hunting, the land had ric…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17UA_genesee-river-gorge-20-000-years-in-the-making_Rochester-NY.html
The Earth is Constantly Changing Soils and sands get washed from mountainsides and settle into lakes and oceans where they are naturally compressed into layers of sedimentary rocks. The layers of rock are like pages of a book and tell the story of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17U9_welcome-to-the-high-falls_Rochester-NY.html
The City of Rochester grew around the unique feature of four water falls and their potential to generate hydro-power.
The High Falls of the Genesee River, with a drop of 96 feet, was recognized as early as 1807 as having the potential to gener…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17U6_the-genesee-river_Rochester-NY.html
The Genesee River, "Rochester's Greatest Scenic Asset," begins in Pennsylvania and flows north into Lake Ontario. The Genesee reaches Portageville as a sizeable river and plunges dramatically over three spectacular falls it carved through Letchwor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17U5_main-street-bridge_Rochester-NY.html
Before the first Main Street Bridge was completed in 1812, pioneers faced hazardous crossings of the Genesee River. In 1809, the state legislature ordered joint construction by Ontario and Genesee Counties of a bridge at the Old Falls. The new bri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17U4_front-street_Rochester-NY.html
Front Street, once noted for its markets and first local homes of poor immigrants, no longer exists. Laid out in the 1820s as two long blocks, Front Street was lined by low brick buildings.
While the ground floors contained markets, small shop…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17U3_early-mills-and-races_Rochester-NY.html
In 1789 Ebenezer "Indian" Allen built the first saw and grist mills in the 100-acre tract. The tract was awarded to him in 1788 by Oliver Phelps during negotiations with the Seneca Tribe for the vast Phelps and Gorham Purchase. His mills, located …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17U2_from-hunting-ground-to-city_Rochester-NY.html
The site on which this city is built was once the land of the Seneca Tribe, part of the Iroquois Nation. The Seneca named this region Gen-nis-he-yo, which means "pleasant valley". Hunters and fishermen once roamed the lakeshore, riverside and near…