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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11SR_frederick-douglass_Rochester-NY.html
Escaped Slave, Abolitionist, Suffragist, Journalist and Statesman. Founder of the Civil Rights Movement in America
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11SQ_seward-seminary_Rochester-NY.html
Rosetta, daughter of Frederick Douglass was denied right to enroll at girl's [sic] private academy by the vote of one parent.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11S7_jonathan-child_Rochester-NY.html
First Mayor of Rochester, 1834-1835, Built the House in 1838 and lived here with his wife, Sophia Eliza Rochester Child, until 1850
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11QW_pont-de-rennes-pedestrian-bridge_Rochester-NY.html
Historic Marker Pont de RennesPedestrian Bridge(Formerly Platt Street Bridge)Originally Built - 1891Rochester Bridge and Iron WorksConverted to Pedestrian Mall - 1980
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11QV_austin-steward-1793-1869_Rochester-NY.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11OR_historic-site-in-journalism_Rochester-NY.html
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 jo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11OO_post-house_Rochester-NY.html
Quakers Isaac and Amy Post hid 15 fugitives overnight in their house, a station on the Underground Railroad at this site.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMS0R_morning-of-february-18-1861_Rochester-NY.html
Near this spot on the morning of February 18, 1861 Abraham Lincoln addressed the citizens of Rochester.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQQE_1822-lighthouse_Rochester-NY.html
Built where Indians camped and the William Hincher Family settled in 1792. Restored by the Lighthouse Historical Society in 1984.