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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1898_original-site-of-frederick-douglass-monument_Rochester-NY.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17V1_samuel-torres_Rochester-NY.html
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 encouragingHispanics to vote and to seek publ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17V0_samuel-torres_Rochester-NY.html
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 encouragingHispanics to vote and to seek publ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM166I_grove-place_Rochester-NY.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1669_on-this-site-stood-the-standard-brewing-companys-main-brewery-building_Rochester-NY.html
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 duri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1668_the-genesee-brew-house-building_Rochester-NY.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1667_genesee-river-gorge-geology_Rochester-NY.html
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. Th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1666_genesee-river-gorge-industrial-urban-development_Rochester-NY.html
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 …