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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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17GX_broad-street_Rochester-NY.html
Broad Street is built over the way ofThe Erie CanalWhich was completed in1825This section was last used in the season 1919The canal was an artery carrying life to many communitiesThe steady flow of commerce from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic str…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17GW_national-historic-civil-engineering-landmark_Rochester-NY.html
National Historic Civil Engineering LandmarkThe Erie CanalBegun at Rome, N.Y., July 4, 1817 - Completed 1825Benjamin Wright (1770-1842) Chief EngineerASCE 1967
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17GV_second-erie-canal-aqueduct_Rochester-NY.html
Second Erie Canal AqueductOver Genesee River - Lower Levelcompleted in 1842Outstanding example of Erie Canal Construction and engineering Built in conjunction with the first major improvement and enlargement of the canalNathan S. Roberts (1776-185…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17GU_seneca-people_Irondequoit-NY.html
With this marker,the Town of Irondequoit honors the Seneca People, whose ancient trails cross this land.We honorThe Keepers of the Western Doorwho hunted and fished, lived and planted food here.To the People of the Great Hill, we sayNya-weh (thank…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17GS_george-eastman_Rochester-NY.html
Both the Eastman School of Music and its magnificent Eastman Theater are vivid examples of the extraordinary vision of George Eastman. The school, founded in 1921 as the first professional school of the University of Rochester, is one of the world…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17GP_rochester-center-of-freedom_Rochester-NY.html
This site later became the home of the Hochstein School of MusicAmy and Isaac Post personified the dedication to temperance, abolition of slavery and women's rights that distinguished Rochester as a center of freedom in America.Hicksite Quakers Am…