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Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA
"Rochester, a city, capital of Monroe co, N.Y., and a port of entry, is situated on both sides of the Genesee River, 7 miles above its mouth in Lake Ontario (where is Charlotte, its lake-port), 360 miles by rail N.W. of New York and 76 miles E. of Suspension Bridge. Lat: 45° 8' 17" N.; lon. 77° 51" W. The city is divided in almost equal parts by the Genesee, which here descends 300 feet within 3 miles and has 3 perpendicular falls of 96,28, and 84 feet respectively. The first of these is located in the heart of the city and affords immense water-power. The second and third occur in a deep ravine a couple of miles farther down the river, the power being largely utilised in varied industries and manufactories. From the upper falls almost to the lake the river flows between precipitous walls of rock ranging from 100 to 300 feet high, presenting some extremely picturesque views.
Rochester covers an area of 20 square miles. The site is quite elevated, the tracks of the New York Central * Hudson River Railroad crossing the city at a height of 280 feet above lake-level, and from this the altitude ranges to 440 feet, the highest points being in Mount Hope Cemetery...
One of the chief industries of Rochester, and for which it is noted the world over, is its nurseries. It has an immense trade in garden-seeds, fruits, plants, and trees...
...in 1817, Rochesterville was incorporated, and the city of Rochester in 1834, since which time it has steadily prospered and grown in population, wealth, and importance. Pop. in 1815, 331; in 1820, 1502; in 1830, 9207; in 1840, 20,191; in 1850, 36,403; in 1860, 48,204; in 1870, 62,386; in 1875, 81,813; in 1880, 89,366; in 1890, 133,896; in 1892 (state census), 144,834."
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Joseph Thomas
January 1, 1895
J.B. Lippincott
"Rochester, a city, capital of Monroe co, N.Y., and a port of entry, is situated on both sides of the Genesee River, 7 miles above its mouth in Lake Ontario (where is Charlotte, its lake-port), 360 miles by rail N.W. of New York and 76 miles E. of Suspension Bridge. Lat: 45° 8' 17" N.; lon. 77° 51" W. The city is divided in almost equal parts by the Genesee, which here descends 300 feet within 3 miles and has 3 perpendicular falls of 96,28, and 84 feet respectively. The first of these is located in the heart of the city and affords immense water-power. The second and third occur in a deep ravine a couple of miles farther down the river, the power being largely utilised in varied industries and manufactories. From the upper falls almost to the lake the river flows between precipitous walls of rock ranging from 100 to 300 feet high, presenting some extremely picturesque views.
Rochester covers an area of 20 square miles. The site is quite elevated, the tracks of the New York Central * Hudson River Railroad crossing the city at a height of 280 feet above lake-level, and from this the altitude ranges to 440 feet, the highest points being in Mount Hope Cemetery...
One of the chief industries of Rochester, and for which it is noted the world over, is its nurseries. It has an immense trade in garden-seeds, fruits, plants, and trees...
...in 1817, Rochesterville was incorporated, and the city of Rochester in 1834, since which time it has steadily prospered and grown in population, wealth, and importance. Pop. in 1815, 331; in 1820, 1502; in 1830, 9207; in 1840, 20,191; in 1850, 36,403; in 1860, 48,204; in 1870, 62,386; in 1875, 81,813; in 1880, 89,366; in 1890, 133,896; in 1892 (state census), 144,834."
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ...
Joseph Thomas
January 1, 1895
J.B. Lippincott
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1812 - June 1 - Snow whitened the ground in Rochester NY
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June 1, 1812- 1836 - Greatest Flour Manufactory
Rochester, New York, is said to be the greatest flour manufactory in the world. There are 21 mills, which require 20,000 bushels of wheat daily to...Read MORE... - 1846 - DESTRUCTIVE CONFLAGRATION AT ROCHESTER.
A fire broke out at Rochester, N.Y., on Saturday morning in the billiard room of Geo. W. Hall, adjoining the office of the Democrat, and in a short...Read MORE... - 1847 - VIOLENT THUNDER STORM - THREE PERSONS KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
This city was visited soon after midnight, Tuesday morning, with a thunder storm of unusual violence.
Several of the shocks were so heavy as to...Read MORE... - 1848 - Arose from the Dead
At Rochester, New York, on Thursday, a man was taken from the canal who was thought to be drowned. The coroner was sent for, who proceeded to call a...Read MORE... - 1851 - Musings
Certain ingenious and enterprising physicians in Rochester, New York, have discovered that the succubes, or female spirits, that have caused the...Read MORE... - 1852 - July 5 – Frederick Douglass delivered his famous speech "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" in Rochester, New York.
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July 5, 1852 - 1858 - Breakfast Divorce
A suit for divorce is pending in Rochester, New York, which originated in a dispute between Mr. B. and his wife as to whether they should have...Read MORE... - 1869 - A Mrs. Knight, of Rochester, N.Y., a few days ago, procured a boat and went to the rescue of a man who was struggling in the water about three hundred yards from the shore.
She grasped him by the hair of the head and managed with one hand to paddle the boat ashore. Mrs. Knight is a woman of a slight frame, and the man...Read MORE... - 1871 - November 18 - American suffragette Susan B Anthony arrested after voting on the 5th November in Rochester NY
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November 18, 1871 
Rochester from Mount Hope Cemetery
Picturesque America... Oliver Bell Bunce, William Cullen Bryant
New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1872-1874.
The Folding Pocket Kodak
Loads in Daylight
Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.Y.
Ladies' Home Journal
February 1898
Curtice Brothers Blue Label Soups
Curtice Bothers Co., Rochester, N.Y.
The Ladies' Home Journal
April 1898
Sen-Sen
Throat Ease
Breath Perfume
Sen-Sen Co., Rochester, N.Y.
The Ladies' Home Journal
May 1898- February 28, 1900 - A massive storm spreads record snows from Kansas to New York State. Snowfall totals ranged up to 43 inches at Rochester NY.
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February 28, 1900 
Northeast corner of Main and State Street, Rochester, N.Y.
Four Corners - Rochester, N.Y.
School No. 6
Crescent Beach Hotel, Duck Pond, Lake Ontario
Boardwalk, Ontario Beach
Mid-Summer Scene, Seneca Park
Public Market, Rochester, N.Y.- 1901 - ROCHESTER'S HORROR. TOTAL DEATHS IN THE ORPHAN ASYLUM DISASTER NUMBER TWENTY-EIGHT.
TWENTY-SIX OF THEM CHILDREN.
FRIGHTFUL SCENE WHEN THE FIREMEN ARRIVED - WINDOWS FULL OF SHRIEKING LITTLE ONES - DEATH ROLL.
Rochester, N. Y.,...Read MORE... - 1904 - COSTLY FIRE.
ROCHESTER, N. Y., July 6 - Fire started in the picture frame gallery of H. E. Hugus at noon, and the loss is estimated at $100,000.
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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
July 6, 1904 
East Avenue, Corner Main Street
East Side High School, 1905
New First M.E. Church- 1906
Rochester, a city, capital of Monroe co., N.Y., is situated on both sides of the Genesee River, 7 miles above its mouth in Lake Ontario (where is...Read MORE... 
A Summer Afternoon at Ontario Beach Park, 1906
Aqueduct carrying Erie Canal over Genesee River, 1907
Hahnemann Hospital, 1907
Powers Building, Hotel and Duffy-McInnerney Co.'s Store
Duffy-McInnerney Co., 1909
Hotel Rochester, 1909
Post Office, 1909
New York Central Station
Elks New Home
At the "Four Corners", looking West on Main Street
Lower Falls
Powers Hotel
Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Co.
A view of South Ave., showing Y.M.C.A. & Osburn House
St. Bernard's Seminary
Whitcomb House
Virginia Reel, Ontario Beach Park, 1912
Magnolias in Bloom, Oxford Street
Broad Street, Over New Subway
Court House
Hotel Cadillac
Chestnut at Elm Street
St. Mary's Hospital
Kodak Park, Entrance to Works at Eastman Kodak Co., 1921
Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester Herald, Rochester, N.Y., Friday, December 3, 1926.
Armory- 1932 - March 14 – George Eastman, founder of Kodak, commits suicide.
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March 14, 1932
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