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Rochester New York

       

Rochester is known both as the "Flour City" and the "Flower City." It began as a small township around a mill. When the Erie Canal was built through Rochester, the city became a major trade center for grain shipped from the Midwest to the East, as well as the supplies that were shipped back to the Midwest. Rochester's strategic location on the Genesee river allowed for the construction of numerous flour mills in the city.

Thanks to the philanthropy of George Eastman, the industrialist who lived in Rochester and founded several world-renowned institutions, Rochester is home to the Eastman Kodak Co., the Eastman School of Music, and the George Eastman House photography museum.

Rochester has a history of progressivism. Large numbers of freed slaves lived in the city and Frederick Douglas' paper, The North Star was printed there. Susan B. Anthony hailed from Rochester and her influence helped lead the University of Rochester to accept women in 1900.

Since World War II, Rochester saw a decline in population but has also seen periods of urban renewal funded by industry, such as Xerox. In the 60's and 70's, the city became known as the leading Jazz town in upstate New York. Today, the city holds its annual International Jazz Festival every June

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