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

Samuel Torres

1910-1980

— (North Marker) —

Samuel Torres Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, November 20, 2012

1. Samuel Torres Marker

Inscription. 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 encouraging Hispanics to vote and to seek public office. He headed the Puerto Rican Democratic Committee and was a founder of the Puerto Rican Affairs Committee. This park was dedicated in his honor, June 9, 1984

Erected 1984.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Hispanic Americans. A significant historical date for this entry is June 9, 1847.

Location. 43° 10.319′ N, 77° 36.751′ W. Marker is in Rochester, New York, in Monroe County. It is in Upper Falls. It is at the intersection of North Clinton Avenue and Siebert Place on North Clinton Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rochester NY 14605, 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 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: A different marker also named Samuel Torres (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Congregation B'Nai Israel (approx. 0.4 miles away); Genesee River Gorge: Industrial & Urban Development (approx. 0.6 miles away); Genesee River Gorge: Geology (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Genesee Brew House Building (approx. 0.6 miles away); On this site stood the Standard Brewing Company's main Brewery Building.

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Genesee River Gorge: 20,000 Years in the Making (approx. 0.6 miles away); Genesee River Gorge: Centuries of Conflict in Pleasant Valley (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rochester.

More about this marker. There are 2 entrances to the park with the same marker. This is the North Entrance.

Photographed by Yugoboy, November 20, 2012

2. Samuel Torres Marker

Samuel Torres Marker as seen facing South image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, November 20, 2012

3. Samuel Torres Marker as seen facing South

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 755 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 20, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.