tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80017064741444321102025-10-17T10:08:32.170-07:00Rochester N.Y. - Today in HistoryA historical journal of life in Rochester, NYUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001706474144432110.post-32390357403013229522021-08-22T05:49:00.015-07:002021-08-22T10:07:34.027-07:00The Oldest in RochesterThe oldest cemetery in Rochester: King's Landing (1798) also called Hanford's Landing Cemetery is a pioneer cemetery on the west bank of the Genesee river where early settlers succumbed to "Genesee fever". It predates the older Rapids Cemetery (c 1810-12) and Mount Hope Cemetery (1838) [2][3][4][5] (maps)The oldest church in Rochester: St. Luke's church (1824) replaced a smaller wooden Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001706474144432110.post-77707128789204146952016-11-02T19:57:00.002-07:002016-11-11T06:59:12.464-08:001862 City of Rochester Nuisances Code
On November 11, 1862 the city council passed the following penal code related to nuisances within the city. Some of the more critical ones relating to gongs, kites, bowling and ducks include:
Section 1: No person shall sound any gong in the street, or any alley, upon any side-walk, or upon any piazza, balcony steps or platform, adjoining any sidewalk or street in the city of Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001706474144432110.post-91426634201514041392016-08-21T08:35:00.002-07:002016-11-11T06:59:58.478-08:001887 Ads from the Rochester DirectoryA Collection of Ads in 19th Century Rochester
Ice Companies - fresh from the Genesee River...
The ice may not be very good below the falls, but it's a great place for picnics and bowling...
The Glen House was another popular destination along the river.
Reduced Priced Arms and Legs above the Reynolds Arcade...
After the civil war, while J.J. Bausch Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001706474144432110.post-5713260995732814962016-04-18T07:39:00.001-07:002016-04-18T10:21:24.912-07:00April 18April 18,1981
The Rochester Redwings played in the longest game in professional baseball history at 33 innings against the Pawtucket Red Socks in Pawtucket. The game was suspended at 3:00 a.m. with the score standing at 2-2 after 32 innings. It was resumed on June 23 where, after one more inning, Pawtucket won in the bottom of the 33rd. In the game, future hall of famer Cal Ripken Jr. played Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001706474144432110.post-24485068207912167812016-02-20T07:40:00.001-08:002016-02-20T08:48:53.857-08:00February 20February 20, 1895: Frederick Douglas died in his home in Washington D.C. at the age of 78. He had been participating that day in a meeting of the Women's National Council and was scheduled to speak later that evening at the nearby Hillside African Church.
(from the New York Times, Feb 21, 1895)
Sources and Further Reading:
Obituary- Death of Fred Douglas, New York Times. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001706474144432110.post-9000284940812259682015-02-26T05:24:00.000-08:002015-02-26T05:24:35.127-08:00February 26February 26, 1904: "Rochester's Greatest Fire" Starting before morning in a fuse of an elevator at the Rochester Dry Goods on East Main Street, a fire sweeps through nearly 2 acres of the city. Request for help in battling the blaze was made to Buffalo which sent 26 firemen and Syracuse which sent 30 firemen. The total damage was estimated at over $3 million.
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001706474144432110.post-78476212091527141972015-01-03T14:46:00.003-08:002015-01-24T09:32:42.279-08:00Rochester's Worst Winters StormsRochester ranks among the top U.S. cities with the most annual snowfall at 92.3 inches, just below our neighbors Syracuse (#1 at 115.6 inches) and Buffalo (93.6 inches). Rochester's official weather station was established in 1870, but the early settlers recorded several large storms in diaries for decades before that. Below are a list of the worst winter storms in Rochester History.&Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001706474144432110.post-66430375772538452202014-11-26T09:05:00.000-08:002018-11-24T05:44:11.551-08:00Thanksgiving Season Food Conservation and Recycling during WWI
1918: Rochester was doing it share to help support the troops during WWI during the Thanksgiving season. This included recycling fruit pits and nut shells for their carbon for use in gas masks. The U.S. Food administration also encouraged citizens to eat less on Thanksgiving to conserve food for the troops.
Sources:
Simmon's Spice Mill Vol. XLI, No. 1, pp Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001706474144432110.post-91174450175759655532014-11-24T04:11:00.000-08:002014-12-03T04:18:21.063-08:00November 24November 24, 1883: Rochesterians, including reporter and amateur astronomer Henry C. Maine, observe the "Red Light" or "Red Sunsets" that have been filling the skies all Autumn. There is much speculation about the meteorological or astronomical cause of the strange red and oranges glows in the sky that persist after sunset. The red skies continued for more than two years through 1884 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001706474144432110.post-76167890997484700762013-08-23T18:55:00.019-07:002022-11-06T07:16:09.891-08:00List of U.S. Presidents to Visit RochesterList of U.S. Presidents to Visit Rochester, N.Y.
Visits of sitting presidents and president-elects:
February 18, 1861: President Abraham Lincoln (16) stops to make some brief remarks in Rochester during his inaugural train trip to Washington, D.C. [1], [2]
May 30, 1892: President Benjamin
Harrison (23), New York Governor Roswell Flower, and Frederick Douglas give speeches at the dedication ofUnknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001706474144432110.post-41470305215968749042011-08-14T05:08:00.001-07:002015-01-31T19:51:26.834-08:00August 14August 14, 1884: The body of Lt. Kislingbury, second in command of the Greely Arctic Expedition, is exhumed from Mount Hope Cemetery to investigate allegations of cannibalism. Kislingbury had been laid in state at Rochester City Hall four days earlier. Inspection of the body revealed that flesh had been stripped from the bone, confirming the rumors.
Sources and Further Reading
New York Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001706474144432110.post-53885663659935400792011-08-10T03:26:00.000-07:002011-08-10T03:26:24.804-07:00August 10August 10, 1889: The westbound Thousand Island Fast Express train on the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad (ʺHojackʺ line) collides with a stopped morning commuter train at the Forest Lawn station in Webster, killing two and injuring nine of the passengers and crew.
Sources and Further Reading:
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT; TWO LIVES LOST NEAR THE CITY OF ROCHESTER, New York Times, Aug 11 1889Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001706474144432110.post-22988586593934563312011-08-06T10:26:00.000-07:002011-08-07T04:56:19.479-07:00August 6August 6, 1975: The Town Affiliation Association begins its three day conference celebrating Rochester's 18 year relation with our six sister cities. Foreign delegations from 17 nations including all of the sister cities attend. During the conference, a dedication ceremony is held for the Sister Cities Bridge pedestrian walkway across the Genesee River by High Falls.
Sources and Further Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001706474144432110.post-56393198208396944812011-07-19T06:36:00.000-07:002011-07-19T06:36:16.499-07:00July 19July 19,1878: The National Woman Suffrage Association holds its convention in Rochester, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Seneca Falls convention.
Sources and Further Reading:
http://www.winningthevote.org/APost.htmlUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001706474144432110.post-63852192642883604092011-05-06T04:59:00.000-07:002011-05-06T05:12:59.005-07:00May 6May 6, 1894: In an attempt to prevent the spread of tuberculosis and other diseases, the North Presbyterian church become the first to adopt the use of individual communion cups. The practice soon caught on in other parts of the country.
Sources and Further Reading
History of Rochester and Monroe County, New York (1908); Peck, William F.; page 107
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001706474144432110.post-48011137956232992732011-03-13T18:46:00.000-07:002011-03-13T18:47:42.684-07:00March 13March 13, 1906: Susan B. Anthony died in her home on Madison St. at the age of 86. She is buried at Mount hope Cemetery. It would be 14 more years before the 14th amendment to the Constitution was ratified, preventing any citizen, regardless of sex, from being denied the right to vote.
Sources and Further Reading:
Wikipedia: Susan B. Anthony
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001706474144432110.post-4085235151823020342010-11-12T04:39:00.000-08:002010-11-12T12:27:03.182-08:00November 12November 12, 1867: Edward Payson Weston, the famous pedestrian, passes through Rochester on his 26 day, 1200 mile walk from Portland, Maine to Chicago, Illinois. Along the way, Weston was known to give lectures on the health benefits of walking to spectators. He was awarded a $10,000 prize for his achievement. He repeated the feat again in 1907, at age 68, finishing ahead of his original time.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001706474144432110.post-3052949909501316722010-11-09T04:28:00.001-08:002021-07-31T10:49:01.160-07:00November 9November 9, 1848: The Fox Sisters conducted a public seance at Rochester's Corinthian Hall, using their "rapping" technique. The sisters began their careers as mediums in their Wayne County home, convincing their neighbors that the house was haunted. Moving to Rochester, the girls refined their technique using a 'cracking' of their toe joints to make on-demand noises from the spirits. They began Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001706474144432110.post-6029295151300461342010-10-06T17:39:00.000-07:002010-10-06T17:39:12.149-07:00October 6October 6, 1823: The stone aqueduct over the Genesee River is opened. Travel along the Erie Canal becomes possible between the Genesee River to Albany and Lake Champlain.
Further Reading:
University of Rochester: Erie Canal Chronology and Bibliography
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001706474144432110.post-91769947544377263552010-09-22T04:39:00.000-07:002010-09-22T04:39:57.559-07:00September 22September 22, 1936: Three thousand Rochesterians as well as hundreds of dignitaries from industry, local government, banks, clergy and the press crowd into Sibley's downtown department store as Mayor Stanton unveils the city's first Escalator. At the cost of $250,000, the moving stairway was hailed as a "feat of construction and engineering" and a significant investment in the future of the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001706474144432110.post-14629893308799797402010-09-13T16:15:00.001-07:002012-09-13T04:38:22.715-07:00September 13September 13, 1826: A carriage, believed to be holding the kidnapped William Morgan stops at Handford's Landing just outside Rochester. Morgan had boasted his intentions of publishing a book revealing the secrets of the Freemasons. An attempt was made to burn down his publishing house in Batavia and he was soon after arrested on petty larceny in Canandaigua. After a night in Jail, someone paid Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001706474144432110.post-15020614380562703822010-09-11T04:11:00.002-07:002021-06-26T19:09:41.948-07:00September 11September 11, 1813: Local residents gather at the shore to watch a naval battle between the British fleet commanded by Sir James Yeo and the Americans under Commodore Chauncey. The residents of Charlotte, fearing another British raid on the village, are encouraged by the apparent victory of the American ships.
See Also:May 14, 1814
Sources and Further Reading:
Rochester History (1942) Vol 4, No Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001706474144432110.post-39204990377982770512010-09-10T04:42:00.000-07:002016-09-10T06:12:27.814-07:00September 10September 10, 1871: A dedication ceremony for the new Holy Sepulchre Cemetery draws a crowd of 10,000, despite limited transportation options from the city north to its site along the Charlotte Boulevard toll road (now Lake Avenue) on the west bank of the Genesee River.
Sources and Further Reading:
Rochester History (2005), vol 67, no 2, pg 4-5
September 10, 1840: The Auburn and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001706474144432110.post-63183827173088716972010-09-07T00:06:00.001-07:002010-09-07T00:06:21.266-07:00September 7September 7, 1901: Mayor Carnahan declares Saturday Sept. 7 a civic holiday for the celebration of Rochester Day at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo. About 8,000 Rochesterians make the short train trip to the neighboring city, however, the shooting of US President McKinley the previous day at the expo puts a damper on the celebration. President McKinley died the following week and an Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001706474144432110.post-69897309242011851302010-09-06T04:14:00.000-07:002010-09-06T04:15:39.742-07:00September 6September 6, 1970: In protest to the Vietnam War, a group of eight young people (three of whom were from Rochester), calling themselves the Flower City Conspiracy, ransack the Rochester Federal Building offices of the Selective Service, FBI, and US Attorney.
Sources and Further Reading:
Rochester History (1986) v. 48 (v. 49?), n. 3-4, pg 19-20
Rochester Wiki: Flower City Conspiracy
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