1788 The Seneca Indians ceded Oliver Phelps & Nathaniel Gorham 2,600,000 acres of land east of the Genesee River and granted an additional 200,000 acres west of the river for a mill yard on condition that a mill be erected for their use. Phelps . . . — — Map (db m62080) HM
Built where Indians camped and the William Hincher Family settled in 1792. Restored by the Lighthouse Historical Society in 1984. — — Map (db m39970) HM
"The story of Frederick Douglass hopes and aspirations and longing for freedom has been told - you all know it.
It was a story made possible by the unswerving loyalty of Anna Murray."
Rosetta Douglass Sprague . . . — — Map (db m231613) 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
Austin Steward, a freed slave, settled in Rochesterville in 1817, where he opened a butcher shop. In 1818, he constructed a two-story building on this site for his expanding grocery and dry goods store. Steward was a strong advocate of temperance . . . — — Map (db m55772) HM
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
World War II
This memorial is dedicated to the soldiers who fought in the bloodiest battle waged by the American army in World War II.
The Ardennes Campaign was fought in Belgium and Luxembourg December 16, 1944 - January 25, 1945 Forcing the . . . — — Map (db m62097) WM
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
War Arrives at the Genesee October 1, 1812 The Port of the Genesee was established in 1805 by President Thomas Jefferson. Samuel Latta was appointed its first collector. Many Charlotte settlers were merchants who engaged in trade along the . . . — — Map (db m248319) HM
The building of boats has been an important industry throughout the history of the port. The first schooner built on the Genesee was named the Jemima, built in the 1790's at the place known as "Fall Town," King's Landing and Hanford Landing. Also on . . . — — Map (db m90557) HM
Founded A.D. 1825
First edifice built on this site 1828
Second edifice built 1860-
Enlarged and re-built 1892-3
Destroyed by fire June 11, 1903
Restored 1903-4
Lord Thou has been our dwelling place in all generations thy kingdom come thy . . . — — Map (db m170347) HM
Brighton Village In early 19th century, hub of activity on stage route & canal, famed for seeds & nurseries. Church first organized in 1817. Rochester annexed village in 1905. — — Map (db m115350) HM
Broad Street is built over the way of
The Erie Canal
Which was completed in1825
This section was last used in the season 1919
The canal was an artery carrying life to many communities
The steady flow of commerce from the Great Lakes to the . . . — — Map (db m63997) 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
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
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
"Champion of the Genesee River" [west side] Bill Davis was born May 6, 1918 in Plymouth, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Penn State University as an industrial engineer and came to Rochester in 1939 where he worked for the Eastman Kodak Company. . . . — — Map (db m90512) HM
Changes Over Time 19th Century Industrial Era For a century, starting in the 1870s, this area of the Genesee River was dominated by industrial uses. The railroad trestle, shown above, was built up on this site in 1909 to transfer coal from . . . — — Map (db m117894) HM
Charlotte Cemetery Maintained by the County of Monroe Revolutionary War, War of 1812 and Civil War Veterans, Lake Captains, Sam Patch and first lighthouse keeper rest here. — — Map (db m90172) HM
A Strategic Location Charlotte was once a bustling commercial shipping port, the destination of sidewheelers and sailing vessels unloading supplies for a growing city and loading products from the region. Today the harbor is still an . . . — — Map (db m90400) 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 March 21, 1817, the state legislature established the Village of Rochesterville named after Colonel Nathanial Rochester, revolutionary war veteran and developer of the 100 acre tract at the center of the village. The first council, formed on May . . . — — Map (db m156181) 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
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
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
Cobbs Hill Park
Public land first acquired for the city's second distributing reservoir. Completed 1908. Capacity 144,000,000 Gallons. George Eastman donated land along Culver Road 1909 and with the financial help of other citizens the city . . . — — Map (db m57402) HM
Congregation B'Nai Israel has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015 by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m166821) HM
Created February 23, 1821 - Named for James Monroe
Born April 28, 1758, Virginia - Died July 4, 1831, New York
Major in the American Revolution - Senator from Virginia
United States Minister to France and England
Twice Governor of Virginia - . . . — — Map (db m57092) HM
Native Americans and early French explorers traveled by canoe and used Irondequoit Bay as the entrance to Genesee Country. Since the river was the easiest way of shipping goods to the lake, Canandaigua merchants commissioned Oliver Culver (in 1803) . . . — — Map (db m90567) HM
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
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
Neighborhood United Association proudly dedicates this plaque in honor of D. Matthew Brown, Jr., one of Rochester's founders and a visionary for whom Brown Street was named.
In 1816, Dr. Brown settled in Rochester where he and his brother . . . — — Map (db m62090) HM
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
Frederick and Anna Douglass lived in a home on this site with their 5 children, 1848-1851. Welcomed freedom seekers on the Underground Railroad — — Map (db m290573) HM
Douglass House Frederick Douglass, noted abolitionist and orator, lived here with Sprague family, 1873-1874. Owned building for 32 years. — — Map (db m166822) HM
Rochester's first public school was built south of here on Fitzhugh Street. The Free Academy Building, built in 1875, now occupies the site. The central school library in the free academy served the public and students from 1863 to 1904. Growing . . . — — Map (db m156178) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m64523) HM
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
Officially opened on October 26, 1825, the Erie Canal stretched 363 miles from Albany to Buffalo, connecting the Great Lakes with the Hudson River and the Port of New York. It carried thousands of pioneers from the east to Rochester and cut the cost . . . — — Map (db m62082) HM
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
Rochester Athenaeum est. 1829
Mechanics Institute est. 1885
located here. Merged 1891 &
renamed Rochester Institute
of Technology in 1944. — — Map (db m128545) HM
New York Historic Marker Ford Street Bridge (Formerly Clarissa Street Bridge) Originally built - 1918 Original width - 39' Rehabilitation date - 2001 New width - 50' — — Map (db m101155) HM
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
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
Frederick Douglass, brilliant orator, writer, abolitionist, educator and statesman, freed from slavery by purchase, selected Rochester in 1847 "As the place to establish my paper" The North Star, soon renamed the Frederick Douglass Paper. Douglass . . . — — Map (db m156206) HM
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
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 nearby . . . — — Map (db m64522) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m64524) HM
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
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
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 Letchworth . . . — — Map (db m64526) HM
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
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
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
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 . . . — — Map (db m63992) HM
George Eastman House has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the provisions of the Historic Site Act of August 21, 1935. This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the United . . . — — Map (db m101153) HM
Diagonally across the street stands one of the city's first skyscrapers. This 12-story building, designed by J. Foster Warner, was one of the first in Rochester to adopt steel-frame construction.
Proudly proclaimed fireproof when it opened in . . . — — Map (db m153992) HM
Beginning in the twentieth century, this historic neighborhood, now known as Grove Place, was home to some of the leading families of Rochester, including George Selden, an eminent Rochester patent attorney and inventor of the automobile gasoline . . . — — Map (db m62098) HM
Early worldwide beauty products franchise established by Martha Matilda Harper. Laboratory and offices located here 1922 - 1967. — — Map (db m243271) 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
Have honor for Nathaniel Rochester
after whom our city was named.
Born in Virginia 21 February 1752
Colonel in the American Revolution
Patriot Pioneer Founder
He typified in his honorable public service and private enterprise the best . . . — — Map (db m70731) HM
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior Circa 1853 — — Map (db m115296) 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
Hervey Ely House has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m170672) HM
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
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
On this site, Frederick Douglass (1817-1895) published an anti-slavery newspaper, The North Star, and succeeding journals from 1847 until 1863. He had escaped from slavery in his youth and become one of the most eloquent speakers and aggressive . . . — — Map (db m55692) HM
Hojack Swing Bridge The later decades of the 19th Century were a time of rapid growth. Much of Rochester's infrastructure - its rail, river, and canal transportation network - was built at this time. As part of the 21 bridges that at one time . . . — — Map (db m90758) HM
In Honor of the crew of the USS Liberty - AGTR 5, in recognition of their courageous and faithful service for military action on June 8, 1967
- The following decorations were awarded -
★ Congressional Medal of Honor ★
2 Navy . . . — — Map (db m90788) WM
Although most of the commercial activity took place on the west bank, Irondequoit rivaled Charlotte as a summer resort. At the north end of Irondequoit Bay was Sea Breeze with its docks, hotels and amusement park. Also on the bay were the Newport . . . — — Map (db m90471) HM
From Irondequoit Bay, Indian trails led southward to Seneca villages and on to the Ohio country. LaSalle and French missionaries arrived in 1669. In 1687, Marquis de Denonville, governor of New France, landed with soldiers and Indian allies to . . . — — Map (db m93767) HM
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
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
The Rochester Jewish community
provided for their burial
"All are equal before God"
Rabbi Gamaliel
May their souls be bound up
in the bond of eternal life
[Dedicated] August 2007
'ת' ג' צ' . . . — — Map (db m239876) 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
First Mayor of Rochester, 1834-1835, Built the House in 1838 and lived here with his wife, Sophia Eliza Rochester Child, until 1850 — — Map (db m55820) HM
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
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
Latta House Built ca 1809 by Samuel Latta, named first customs collector of the Port of Genesee by President Thomas Jefferson in 1805. — — Map (db m113460) HM
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
Immediately after the War of 1812, there was a brisk and increased trade with Canada. In 1822, a lighthouse and two-room keeper's house were built on the bluff. In 1829, two piers were built to channel the river. A new wooden lighthouse was built . . . — — Map (db m90393) HM
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
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 . . . — — Map (db m64525) HM
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
The blast furnace was Charlotte's major manufacturing facility. It was in operation from 1868 to 1927. Coal from Pennsylvania came in by rail. Hematite ore and limestone from Furnaceville arrived by barge. The furnace produced molten iron and the . . . — — Map (db m90655) HM
Margaret Woodbury Strong loved to play and recognized the importance of play to learning. She founded The Strong in 1968, and it opened to the public in 1982. The Strong is the only collections-based museum in the world devoted soley to the study of . . . — — Map (db m154229) HM
Merchant Schooners In the spring of 1812 there were over 34 schooners in merchant service on Lake Ontario, transporting people and cargo. These small vessels carried 50-100 tons of cargo. Larger vessels were impractical since most lake port . . . — — Map (db m90802) HM
Monroe County was formed from parts of Ontario and Genesee Counties on February 23, 1821, by an act of the New York State Legislature.
The cornerstone for the first county court house was laid on September 1, 1821. The county commissioners were . . . — — Map (db m156174) HM
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