On St. Paul Street at Saranac Street, on the left when traveling north on St. Paul Street.
Deaf Education Western New York Institution For Deaf Mutes est. 1876 downtown Rochester. Relocated here 1878. Renamed in 1920 Rochester School For The Deaf — — Map (db m166820) HM
Historic Marker
Pont de Rennes
Pedestrian Bridge
(Formerly Platt Street Bridge)
Originally Built - 1891
Rochester Bridge and Iron Works
Converted to Pedestrian Mall - 1980 — — Map (db m55773) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m64529) HM
Wife of Abolitionist Frederick Douglass and mother of his five children. Anna was born free and encouraged Frederick to seek his own freedom. She was a co-conductor on the Underground Railroad here in Rochester, NY. She was a prominent . . . — — Map (db m239862) HM
On East River Road, 1.2 miles west of Bastian Road, on the left when traveling west.
Baker Field From April-December 1918, U.S. Army School of Aerial Photography was located on this site. Trained aerial photographers for WWI. — — Map (db m166823) HM
Near Wilson Boulevard at Elmwood Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Empires in America After Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492, European invaders claimed it for themselves. By the middle of the eighteenth century, France, England, and Spain claimed possession of most of the North American . . . — — Map (db m131876) HM
This memorial has no identifying text other than a short excerpt from Theodore O'Hara's poem, Bivouac of the Dead
On Fame's eternal camping ground
their silent tents are spread,
And Glory guards with solemn round
the bivouac of the . . . — — Map (db m70733) WM
Dedicated by the County of Monroe and the City of Rochester in honor of Ted Curtis
Visionary advocate for the City of Rochester, the Genesee River and the Erie Canal
14 July 2011
On the 20th anniversary of the Corn Hill Waterfront & . . . — — Map (db m57771) HM
Near Wilson Boulevard at Towers Road, on the left when traveling east.
Constructed 1915 Pedestrian Conversion Date 2011 Originally constructed to carry the Rochester branch of the Erie Railroad, ca 1854, the heavy plate girder structure is carried on a series of cut stone piers. Enlarged in 1917-1920 as part of the . . . — — Map (db m198751) HM
Near Wilson Boulevard just south of Alumni Road, on the right when traveling north.
In memory of Francis Bellamy Class of 1876 Author Of I pledge allegiance to my flag and to the Republic for which it stands: one Nation indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all. — — Map (db m238090) HM
On South Avenue, 0.2 miles north of Rockingham Street, on the left when traveling north.
Underground Railroad Sites
Rochester's proximity to Lake Ontario afforded runaway slaves a direct route to freedom in Canada. Hundreds of runaway slaves were "conducted" from one "station" to another along this secret network of escape routes . . . — — Map (db m65156) HM
In memory of Hartwell Carver, M.D. a descendant of John Carver who came over in the May Flower A.D. 1620.
He lived to see as an achieved fact what forty years before was to him a vision of the future.
Many years of his life were devoted to . . . — — Map (db m65161) HM
Widow of Orator and Statesman
Frederick Douglass
Through her vision his greatness was
memorialized at Cedar Hill in Washington, D.C.
Mrs. Douglass was the founder of the
Frederick Douglass Historical and Memorial . . . — — Map (db m239864) HM
This plaque is dedicated to the men, women and children
whose unmarked graves were discovered in Highland Park
in 1984 and subsequently reinterred here. They are
believed to have been 19th century residents of the
Monroe County . . . — — Map (db m239882) HM
Born Oct. 22 1819
Initiated Nov. 30 1950
Grand Master 1875
Grand Representative 1877
Grand Sire 1894
Pres. I.O.O.F. Home Lockport 1893
Died July 30 1905
55 years service in Odd Fellowship
Erected by the Lodges and Encampments
of . . . — — Map (db m239877) HM
Near Mount Hope Blvd., 0.2 miles north of Elmwood Avenue.
In the evening of the ninth of November, 1886,
The Manufactory of the Steam Gauge and Lantern Company,
while filled with operatives was destroyed by a fierce
and sudden fire in which thirty-four lives were lost.
The remains of these . . . — — Map (db m70894) HM
On Mount Hope Avenue (New York State Route 15) 0.1 miles north of McLean Street, on the right when traveling north.
Nursery Office Designed by A.J. Davis in the Gothic style, 1855 for Ellwanger and Barry, the nurserymen who made Rochester the Flower City. — — Map (db m101157) HM
Near South Plymouth Avenue north of Elmwood Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Oak Hill Country Club was established in 1901 on 85 acres next to the Genesee River. The initial 137 members paid a $25 initiation fee and annual dues of $20. Membership provided access to nine holes of golf, a farmhouse
repurposed as a clubhouse, . . . — — Map (db m189951) HM
This memorial, provided by the Scottish Heritage Society of Rochester,
is dedicated to the memory of all Scots souls interred here.
[Text style modified for ease of reading]
Chas. Albert 1869-1871 Child [of] James Albert . . . — — Map (db m239867) HM
[Bas relief of horses galloping with steam fire engine]
Glorious
in beauty and in service
Faithful Friends
We cannot call them dumb
because they spoke in deeds
in every hour of danger
Perpetual remembrance
enshrines
their . . . — — Map (db m239887) HM
Susan B. Anthony 1820-1906 Leader in the movement for women's political, social, economic, and education rights. Proposed the 19th amendment to the United States Constitution. — — Map (db m115281) HM
Temple B'rith Kodesh
Dedicated April 3, 1848
First Burial August 30, 1849
Rochester German Benevolent Society
Dedicated December 4, 1848
First Burial April 27, 1850
May their souls be bound up
in the bond of eternal life . . . — — Map (db m239869) HM
Near Moore Road south of Elmwood Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Empire State Trail Rochester
Welcome to the western New York portion of the Empire State Trail. The Rochester area's settlement stretches back to the Seneca tribe -the westernmost of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. While it's . . . — — Map (db m182422) HM
Near Wilson Blvd., 0.2 miles north of Elmwood Avenue.
Two events that influenced the Universitys expansion from Prince Street to the River Campus were the admittance of women in the university as well as the project to build a medical center. In 1910 a man named Abraham Flexner envisioned a new . . . — — Map (db m70896) HM
On Wilson Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.
Full many fair and famous streams beneath the sun there be,
But more to us than any seems our own dear Genesee.
We love her banks and stately falls, for to our minds they bring
Our dear old Alma Mater's halls, where sweetest memories cling. . . . — — Map (db m131259) HM
Near Mount Hope Blvd., 0.2 miles north of Elmwood Avenue.
Capt-Lieut. Thomas Boyd, Sergeant Michael Parker, Sergeant Nicholas Hungerman, Sergeant William Floyd, Corporal Calhoun, Oneida Lt. Honyost Thaosagwat
and nine volunteer riflemen, John Conrey, Benjamin Curtin, James McElroy, William . . . — — Map (db m70895) HM WM
.
Taken from the Spanish flag-ship Reina Christina at Manila Bay, May 1, 1898.
Dedicated November 28, 1902 by L. Bordman Smith Command No. 53, Spanish War Veterans, Memorial to Monroe County Comrades who sacrificed their lives on the altar of . . . — — Map (db m70732) WM
On South Avenue at Reservoir Ave, on the right when traveling north on South Avenue.
Rochester's first park, offered in 1883 by Ellwanger & Barry Nursery; Accepted Jan. 13, 1888. Park Commission formed May 1, 1888. — — Map (db m56107) HM
Visitors standing atop the 46-foot tall pavilion
that once stood on this site could admire views
of both downtown Rochester and the Bristol Hills.
The high point of Highland Park was crowned
by the Children's Pavilion, a round two- . . . — — Map (db m137322) HM
On Reservoir Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
This plaque is dedicated to the original founders
of the Rochester Water Works, and the hundreds
of succeeding Water Bureau employees who have
carried on the design, construction, operation,
and maintenance of the City's water supply . . . — — Map (db m137308) HM
The Children's Pavilion, a key element of Fredrick Law Olmstead's design plan for Highland Park, stood on this site for 73 ears. A gift of George Ellwanger and Patrick Barry, the pavilion was dedicated September 1890 to the children of Rochester. . . . — — Map (db m137321) HM
On South Avenue at Reservoir Ave, on the right when traveling north on South Avenue.
From the wreck of the Spanish Cruiser Castilla, Sunk by the American Squadron under Commodore George Dewey, in the Battle of Manila Bay, May 1st, 1898.
American Squadron. Commodore George Dewey: Olympia, Baltimore, Boston, Raleigh, Concord, Hugh . . . — — Map (db m56109) HM
On Lake Avenue at Maplewood Drive, on the right when traveling north on Lake Avenue.
King's Landing First Rochester cemetery; site of first settlement. In its hallowed graves lie this rivers port's pioneers and veterans of three wars. — — Map (db m117892) HM
On Maplewood Drive at Hanford Landing Road East, on the right when traveling north on Maplewood Drive.
King's Landing 1796 First white settlement and lake port west of the Genesee River. Founded by Gideon King and Zadock Granger, Revolutionary soldiers, five log houses and a blacksmith shop were erected nearby on Landing Road with a . . . — — Map (db m108623) HM
On West Ridge Road (New York State Route 104) at Bernice St., on the right when traveling east on West Ridge Road.
This Roll Coating Wheel represents the beginnings of the acetate film maufacturing process for the Eastman Kodak Company.
The acetate base is cast onto the wheel surface, cures enough to be stripped off after one revolution, and is conveyed through . . . — — Map (db m108714) HM
On West Main Street (New York State Route 33) at Reynolds Street on West Main Street.
Through the efforts of the Rochester Female Charitable Society and the Chartering Board, Rochester City Hospital was erected here on the former site of the Western Cemetery in 1862. Chartered on May 7, 1847 and opened in 1864, the Hospital served . . . — — Map (db m65118) HM
Near West Main Street (New York State Route 33) west of Canal Street, on the right when traveling east.
At a shop on this site on November 5, 1872, Susan B. Anthony and 14 women from this neighborhood voted in the presidential election.
Two weeks later, Miss Anthony was arrested in her home on Madison Street for this illegal action.
Women . . . — — Map (db m61902) HM
On East Main Street (New York State Route 33) at Reynolds Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
West Burying Ground
In 1820 a lot in the woods, distant from the village, was purchased for a new cemetery.
Col. Nathaniel Rochester
Col. Nathaniel Rochester was buried here in the West Burying Ground in 1831. Burials were . . . — — Map (db m61896) HM
On Richard Street at South Goodman Street, on the right when traveling west on Richard Street.
The Lock 66 Neighborhood--bounded on three sides by Goodman Street, Monroe Avenue, and Interstate 490--takes its name from Erie Canal Lock 66. The canal followed the route of today's Interstate 490, and Lock 66 was located just southwest of where . . . — — Map (db m231602) HM
On this site in 1862 was erected Camp Fitz-John Porter as a recruit camp for Civil War soldiers. Named after a Union general, it was the initial training ground for Monroe County's 108th and 140th New York infantry regiments and Mack's 18 . . . — — Map (db m115287) HM
On Jefferson Avenue at South Plymouth Avenue (New York State Route 383), on the right when traveling south on Jefferson Avenue.
Jefferson Avenue was initially settled in the late 1800s by German immigrants, Irish immigrants followed.
In 1888 Jefferson Avenue was formed by the connection of Frances and North Francis Streets, and renamed in honor of President Thomas . . . — — Map (db m135317) HM
On Jefferson Avenue at South Plymouth Avenue (New York State Route 383), on the right when traveling south on Jefferson Avenue.
Willie Walker Lightfoot lived and worked on Jefferson Avenue from 1954 to 2001.
Athlete, community leader, father, elected official, friend, grandfather, musician, mentor... for over 50 years, Willie was a strong voice for SouthWest Rochester, . . . — — Map (db m135320) HM
When the City of Rochester Public Market opened on its North Union Street site in 1905, it was one of only 125 prominent public places around the country to receive a limited edition, six-ton granite fountain. Designed primarily to serve . . . — — Map (db m199284) HM
On Hamilton Street at Bond Street, on the left when traveling west on Hamilton Street.
Douglass House Frederick Douglass, noted abolitionist and orator, lived here with Sprague family, 1873-1874. Owned building for 32 years. — — Map (db m166822) HM
On Crittenden Boulevard at Castleman Road, on the left when traveling west on Crittenden Boulevard.
Camp Hillhouse Col. Crooks' 8th N.Y. Vol. Cav. & Irish Brigade of 105th N.Y. Vol. Inf. used this county fairground site as Civil War recruiting station, 1861-62. — — Map (db m115301) HM
On Mount Hope Avenue (New York State Route 15) 0.1 miles south of Westfall Road, on the right when traveling north.
Clara Barton Red Cross Trail linking chapters 1 & 2 of the American Red Cross founded by Miss Barton at Dansville & Rochester 1881 — — Map (db m115302) HM
On Kendrick Road, on the right when traveling west.
The canal below your feet was constructed as part of the NYS Barge Canal. Started in 1905 and completed in 1918, it widened older canal sections and built new waterways to accommodate larger barges. This was a new section that bypassed the original . . . — — Map (db m131804) HM
Near Kendrick Road west of Westmoreland Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Selected in 1888 by the City of Rochester to design its park system, Frederick Law Olmsted, the "Father of American Landscape Architecture" chose a tract of rolling hills, quiet wooded areas, large meadows and splendid views on both sides of the . . . — — Map (db m182305) HM
On South Avenue, 0.1 miles East Henrietta Road (New York State Route 15A), on the right when traveling north.
This site - once part of the Town of Brighton - was used for farming throughout most of the 1800s. Originally established in 1857, the Monroe County Insane Asylum occupied the land north of Elmwood Avenue. In 1897, the City of Rochester purchased a . . . — — Map (db m145716) HM
On Kendrick Road, on the left when traveling west.
Nope. No mules here.
The Erie Canal song relates “Ive got a mule and her name is Sal.” Sorry, but Sal would not be pulling boats along this trail. This canal was constructed as the Barge Canal between 1905-1918 when boats traveled by . . . — — Map (db m131796) HM
On Kendrick Road, on the right when traveling west.
Usually you build a bridge to avoid an obstacle in the way -but sometimes the obstacle shows up later. The Lehigh Valley Railroad was the last major railroad to built in New York State. It transported coal from the mines in the Lehigh Valley of . . . — — Map (db m131229) HM
On West Main Street (New York State Route 33) at Broad Street (New York State Route 31), on the left when traveling east on West Main Street.
Canals provide an inexpensive way to move people and goods
1825 The Erie Canal
The Erie Canal connects the Hudson River and Lake Erie. The 363 miles of navigable waterway provided a cost-efficient way to transport goods to and from the . . . — — Map (db m61901) HM
On Platt St, 0.1 miles west of Brown's Race, on the right when traveling east.
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 . . . — — Map (db m64530) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m64531) HM
On Smith Street, 0.2 miles Lake Ave, on the right when traveling east.
Post-glacial erosion has exposed the geologic history of Rochester extending back hundreds of millions of years. During the past 12,000 years the Genesee River has cut and shaped the underlying bedrock to form Rochester's gorge and three falls. . . . — — Map (db m62086) HM
On Smith Street, 0.2 miles east of Lake Ave, on the right when traveling east.
By 1855, ten grist mills, producing 500,000 barrels of flour annually, were located along Brown's Race. Twenty-five years later, power generated at Brown's Raceway estimated at 3,670 horsepower. It remained the most powerful water power system in . . . — — Map (db m62085) HM
On Cataract Street just east of St. Paul Blvd., on the right when traveling east.
The Standard Brewing Company was established in 1889. The ornate building was designed by famed architect A.C. Wagner. The brewery specialized in porter and other ales. By 1915, the brewery was producing 50,000 barrels a year. Standard closed during . . . — — Map (db m62088) HM
On Saint Paul Street at Central Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Saint Paul Street.
This plaque marks the original site of a statue erected to honor Frederick Douglass, a former slave who became a leading spokesman for the abolitionist movement. The statue dedicated in 1899 was the first in America to honor the accomplishments of . . . — — Map (db m65113) HM
On Clinton Avenue at Oakman Street on Clinton Avenue.
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 . . . — — Map (db m64558) HM
On North Clinton Avenue at Siebert Place on North Clinton Avenue.
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 . . . — — Map (db m64559) HM
This building was constructed to serve as the Standard Brewing Company's state of the art bottling plant from 1904-1920. When the 18th Amendment was ratified, Standard ceased brewing operations. From the 1920's-1940's, this building housed several . . . — — Map (db m62087) HM
On East Henrietta Street (New York State Route 15A) at Park Lane, on the left when traveling south on East Henrietta Street.
American Revolution War
April 19, 1775-September 3, 1783
Some of Rush's earliest settlers were those men who served in the American Revolution or the 1779 Sullivan Expedition. The Sullivan Expedition, also known as the . . . — — Map (db m142306) HM WM
On Rush-Lima Road (New York State Route 15A) at Lehigh Street, on the left when traveling east on Rush-Lima Road.
Former School First District No. 10 school. Built 1845. Replaced in 1884. Burned 1916. Rebuilt 1917. Rush-Henrietta centralized in 1947. Building sold 1953. — — Map (db m116947) HM
On East Henrietta Road (New York State Route 15A) at Park Lane, on the left when traveling south on East Henrietta Road.
Philip Banker has completed two tours in Iraq. He is shown here (center, top row) during his first tour in 2004-05. Operation Iraqi Freedom. He served with the A329 FA Gators.
Jonathan Carmody is shown here in 2007 in Ar Rutbah, Iraq where . . . — — Map (db m207835) WM
On East Henrietta Road (New York State Route 15A) at Park Lane, on the left when traveling south on East Henrietta Road.
American Gun Crew, Korean Conflict - July 8, 1950. Norman Miller served with the U.S. Army during Korea and is shown here at Fort Campbell, Kentucy in 1954. Korean Conflict Veterans: Richard Andrews George Aparico Robert Arnold Thomas . . . — — Map (db m207820) WM
On East Henrietta Road (New York State Route 15A) at Lehigh Street, on the left when traveling south on East Henrietta Road.
( top photo) Jacob Stull Galentine (1835-1905) enlisted with the New York 136th Volunteers at age 28. He was born and grew up in Rush, the son of John and Isabella Stull Galentine. This 1888 photograph was taken at the NY 126th monument . . . — — Map (db m142360) WM
On East Henrietta Road (New York State Route 15A) at Park Lane, on the left when traveling south on East Henrietta Road.
Left Photos: Brothers Harold Eugene
Mattern and Oliver George
Mattern, both born in
West Rush, to George and
Emma Mattern, entered
military service in 1917 and
1918, respectively. Harold
entered military service on
July 7, 1917 at . . . — — Map (db m142736) WM
On East Henrietta Road (New York State Route 15A) at Park Lane, on the left when traveling south on East Henrietta Road.
Spanish American War Veterans, April 1898 - August 1898 Earl E. Dailey Roy L. Dailey Henry Polchow Robert Taylor Detail from the Charge of the 24th and 25th Colored Infantry, July 2nd 1898 depicting the Battle of San Juan Hill. This battle . . . — — Map (db m207832) WM
On East Henrietta Road (Route 15A) at Park Lane, on the left when traveling south on East Henrietta Road.
The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and its satellite states, and the United States with its Allies following World War II. The Allies were concerned with the brutal leadership of Joseph Stalin as well as the . . . — — Map (db m207841) WM
On East Henrietta Road (New York State Route 15A at milepost 4.3) at Lehigh Street, on the right when traveling north on East Henrietta Road.
Veterans Memorial Park In memory of those who served their country in time of war. This site was presented to the town of Rush on April 2, 1948 by the Rush Improvement Association. — — Map (db m116943) HM WM
On East Henrietta Road (New York State Route 15A) at Park Lane, on the left when traveling south on East Henrietta Road.
James Klick was part of the Motor Transport Platoon, Headquarters Company, 85th Tank Battalion. Jim is standing at the far right in this 1987 photo as his unit was preparing to travel to Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. James Klick joined the U.S. Marines on . . . — — Map (db m207826) WM
On East Henrietta Road (New York State Route 15A) at Park Lane, on the left when traveling south on East Henrietta Road.
The Stevens-Connor American Legion Post 1330 was named in honor of two fallen Rush men. John H. Stevens: LT. John H. Stevens was 26 years old when he was killed in action over England on July 17,1944. LT. Stevens, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred . . . — — Map (db m207816) WM
On Scottsville Road (New York State Route 383) 0.1 miles north of Morgan Rd.
The Chili District No. 4 School was built in 1848 and operated as such until 1952. On September 19, 1965, it was dedicated as a museum.
Established by legislation passed February 22, 1822, the Township of Chili is believed to have been named after . . . — — Map (db m57781) HM
On Scottsville - West Henrietta Road (New York State Route 253) 0.5 miles east of Scottsville Rd. (New York State Route 383), on the right when traveling east.
West of Genesee River built 1700 feet due south, home of “Indian” Allen, 1786, and Peter Sheffer, settler, 1789 — — Map (db m108507) HM
Near Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway (Interstate 90 at milepost 366), 12.6 miles Interstate 490, on the right when traveling east.
The Genesee River rises in Pennsylvania and flows northward 150 miles before emptying into Lake Ontario. Starting as a placid stream, the Genesee, in Letchworth State Park, plunges over three impressive cataracts, dropping 300 feet in three miles. . . . — — Map (db m57085) HM
On Rochester Street (New York State Route 251) 0.2 miles south of Main Street (New York State Route 383).
A Railroad Takes Over the Canal
The Genesee Valley Canal Railroad purchased the Genesee Valley Canal after it closed in 1878 or $100 a mile and began building tracks on the canal's towpath. By the time the line was opened here at . . . — — Map (db m64946) HM
Near Rochester Street (Route 251) 0.2 miles south of Main Street (Route 383).
Scottsville & Genesee River Canal
In the 1830s, farmers and businessmen built a railroad and canal to get their crops, gypsum, and flour from the mills in Caledonia, Mumford, Wheatland Center, and Garbutt to the Genesee River, Rochester, and . . . — — Map (db m64947) HM
On Scottsville Road (New York State Route 383) just north of Jarrett Road, on the right when traveling south.
Revolutionary War captain, first settler in Chili in 1792. Supplied seed grain to whole region and set out one of first orchards. — — Map (db m58017) HM
On Main Street (New York State Route 383) 0.2 miles west of Rochester Street (New York State Route 383), on the left when traveling west.
First town west of Genesee River organized here 1797
Ebenezer Allan Home 1786
Peter Shaeffer Farm 1789
Terminus Pioneer R.R. 1838 — — Map (db m54146) HM
