Links Related to Rochester
Rochester is an incredible city rich with history and culture. If you plan to visit the House, check out these cool Rochester sites as well!
The Susan B. Anthony House is located in a Historic Preservation District that has been maintained to look as it did during the 19th century. Just down the block from the museum is the park where a bronze sculpture of Miss Anthony and Frederick Douglass having tea, and across from the park is the new Frederick Douglass Resource Center. Rochester landmarks abound in the city blocks surrounding the House, like Nick Tahou's Hots, Morse Lumber, railroad tracks and an old Erie Canal lock. Come feel the history for yourself!
Susan B. Anthony isn't the only person who made history in Rochester. Frederick Douglass lived here for 25 years, publishing his newspaper, The North Star. And of course George Eastman, who lived in Rochester for most of his life, gave photography to the masses. Eastman Kodak Company is still headquartered in Rochester. Eastman's mansion, along with The Susan B. Anthony House, are Rochester's two National Historic Landmarks.
Located on Lake Ontario's southern shores between Buffalo and Syracuse, and just across the water from Toronto, Rochester became America's first boomtown in the mid-1800s with the building of the Erie Canal. Today, tour boats and historic sites still tell the story of "Clinton's ditch" and Rochester-area canal towns celebrate the waterway's history with summer festivals.
In addition to Kodak, several other Fortune 500 companies do business in Rochester, such as Xerox and Bausch and Lomb. In fact, Chester Carlson first started using the process of Xerography right here in Rochester. The community has one of the highest levels of skilled workers in the world and is one of the top ten exporting areas in the nation.
Some other American mainstays have their roots in Rochester: French's Mustard; the voting machine; Fanny Farmer Candy; and marshmallows. Jazz musicians Cab Calloway and Chuck Mangione are from Rochester, as is Olympic speed skater Cathy Turner.
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The Mormon religion began in a rural area just east of Rochester and Francis Bellamy, who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance, attended the University of Rochester. Anthony also is credited for gaining women admission to the University of Rochester in 1900. Today, the university has the Susan B. Anthony Center for Women's Leadership.
Accommodations in the Rochester area are first-rate with more than six thousand rooms in 74 hotels in the area. Fourteen of these hotels are "full service hotels" with on-site restaurants and extensive meeting space.
Rochester is the third largest urban area in New York State, the 38th largest in the country, and it is known for its philanthropy. The United Way began in Rochester and American Demographics Magazine twice has rated Rochesterians as the kindest and most helpful in the United States.
For tour packages and more information about visiting Rochester, Susan B. Anthony's home for forty years, contact the Greater Rochester Visitors Association.
Arts and Cultural Council for Greater Rochester
The George Eastman House Museum of Photography: 900 East Ave · Rochester, NY 14607 · 585.271.3361
Strong National Museum of Play One Manhattan Square, Rochester, NY 14607
Rochester Museum and Science Center 657 East Avenue, Rochester NY, 14607
Memorial Art Gallery 500 University Ave., Rochester, NY 14607
Eastman Theatre 26 Gibbs St. Rochester, NY 14604
Sam Patch and Mary Jemison Erie Canal Cruises 12 Schoen Place, Pittsford, NY 14534
Frederick Douglass Resource Center 36 King St, Rochester, NY 14608-1922
