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Rochester

Place Type
inhabited place
Description
Located on Lake Ontario & Genesee River; founded in early 19th cen., expanded after opening of Erie Canal; had further expansion during Civil War; was center of abolitionist movement & home of Frederick Douglass; G Eastman founded Kodak firm here in 1888.
Authority
Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Source
Canby, Historic Places (1984); Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961); USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994); Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984); Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988);

Born

Carl Chiarenza (American, born 1935)

Frank Vincent DuMond (American, 1865-1951)

Tom Fawkes (American, born 1941)

Florine Stettheimer (American, 1871-1944)

Amanda Wojick (American, born 1974)

Active

Minor White (American, 1908-1976)

Died

Nathan Lyons (American, 1930-2016)

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