Highland Park in Rochester in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Highland Park

Photographed by Yugoboy, May 29, 2012

1. Highland Park Marker

Inscription. Rochester's first park, offered in 1883 by Ellwanger & Barry Nursery; Accepted Jan. 13, 1888. Park Commission formed May 1, 1888.

Erected 1959 by County of Monroe.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Man-Made Features. A significant historical date for this entry is May 1, 1888.

Location. 43° 7.917′ N, 77° 36.559′ W. Marker is in Rochester, New York, in Monroe County. It is in Highland Park. It is at the intersection of South Avenue and Reservoir Ave, on the right when traveling north on South Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rochester NY 14620, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

and in the Finger Lakes.

It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Trophy Cannon (within shouting distance of this marker); Rochester Water Works (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Douglass Home (approx. ¼ mile away); Frederick Douglass Home Site (approx. ¼ mile away); Helen Pitts Douglass (approx. ¼ mile away); Anna Murray Douglass (approx. ¼ mile away); Mount Hope Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); Frederick Douglass (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rochester.

More about this marker. Along with being Rochester's first park, this is a major lilac nursery. It is the location of Rochester's

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annual Lilac Festival (10 days in mid-May). The park is home to over 100 varieties of lilac.

Facing North - Highland Park Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, May 29, 2012

2. Facing North - Highland Park Marker

Facing West - Highland Park Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, May 29, 2012

3. Facing West - Highland Park Marker

<i>Dewey Trophy Cannon, Taken in Spanish War, Mounted in Highland Park, Rochester, New York</i> image. Click for full size.

circa 1910

4. Dewey Trophy Cannon, Taken in Spanish War, Mounted in Highland Park, Rochester, New York

<i>Lilacs in Highland Park, Rochester, N.Y.</I> image. Click for full size.

1936

5. Lilacs in Highland Park, Rochester, N.Y.

<i>Refectory, Highland Park, Rochester, N.Y.</i> image. Click for full size.

circa 1920

6. Refectory, Highland Park, Rochester, N.Y.

<i>Pavilion, Highland Park, Rochester, N.Y.</i> image. Click for full size.

circa 1910

7. Pavilion, Highland Park, Rochester, N.Y.

Rhododendron Valley, Highland Park, Highland Park, N.Y. image. Click for full size.

circa 1925

8. Rhododendron Valley, Highland Park, Highland Park, N.Y.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 7, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 929 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 7, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on November 1, 2015. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.