Rochester, New York and Related Topics

Monroe County, New York

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County in the Finger Lakes region of the State of New York.

Its county seat and largest city is the city of Rochester.

University of Rochester

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The university saw expansion under the tenure of president Benjamin Rush Rhees

Statue of Rochester's first president, Martin Brewer Anderson.

The School of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Rochester's Medical Center.

Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music

Hylan Hall, home of the mathematics department

Flags represent the home countries and nationalities of currently attending students

The Flaum Atrium between the School of Medicine and Dentistry and the Arthur Kornberg buildings in the University of Rochester Medical Center.

This decorative rendering of the university seal appears on Rush Rhees Library

Parking is restricted on campus; here a shuttle bus takes parents and prospective students from a distant lot for campus tours.

Robert B. Goergen athletic center next to Dandelion Square

G.K. Gilbert (A.B. 1862), 1st Chief Geologist of the United States Geological Survey

Albion Tourgée (A.B. 1862), civil rights activist, lawyer who argued Plessy v. Ferguson

Sereno E. Payne (A.B. 1864), 1st House Majority Leader, United States Congress

George Abbott (B.A. 1911), writer and director, recipient of the National Medal of Arts

Kenneth Keating (B.A. 1919), United States Senator, Ambassador to India and Israel

Arthur Kornberg (M.D. 1941, D.Sc. 1962), recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

J.C.R. Licklider (Ph.D. 1942), computer science pioneer

Herbert York (B.S., M.S. 1943), 1st Chief Scientist of DARPA, founding chancellor of University of California, San Diego

Esther M. Conwell (M.S. 1945, faculty member), recipient of the National Medal of Science

Galway Kinnell (M.A. 1949), poet, recipient of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award

Alejandro Zaffaroni (Ph.D. 1949) entrepreneur and biotechnology pioneer

David T. Kearns (B.B.A. 1952), Chairman and CEO of Xerox, 1st United States Deputy Secretary of Education

Donald Henderson (M.D. 1954), recipient of the National Medal of Science and Presidential Medal of Freedom

Masatoshi Koshiba (Ph.D. 1955), recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics

Harvey J. Alter (B.A. 1956, M.D. 1960), recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Ron Carter (B.A. 1959), jazz musician, recipient of two Grammy Awards

Edward Gibson (B.S. 1959), NASA astronaut, member of Apollo and Skylab crews

Chuck Mangione (B.M. 1963), musician and actor, recipient of two Grammy Awards

Paul Singer (B.S. 1966), founder and CEO of Elliott Management Corporation

Gary Starkweather (M.S. 1966), inventor of the laser printer

Donald C. Winter (B.S. 1969), 74th United States Secretary of the Navy

Steven Chu (B.A., B.S. 1970), recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics and 12th United States Secretary of Energy

Richard Thaler (M.A. 1970; Ph.D. 1976; former faculty, Simon Business School), recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

Susan Hockfield (B.A. 1973), neuroscientist, 16th President of MIT, former Provost of Yale University

Chang Dae-Whan (B.A. 1974), Acting Prime Minister of South Korea, Chairman of Maekyoung Media Group

Nasser Saidi (M.A. 1977, Ph.D. 1979), 63rd Minister of Economy and Trade, Lebanon

Renée Fleming (M.M. 1983), singer, recipient of the National Medal of Arts

Vittorio Grilli (Ph.D. 1986), 5th Minister of Economy and Finance, Italy

Donna Strickland (Ph.D. 1989), optical physicist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics

The University of Rochester (U of R, UR, or U of Rochester) is a private research university in Rochester, New York.

Erie Canal

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Historic canal in upstate New York that runs east-west between the Hudson River and Lake Erie.

Aqueduct over the Mohawk River at Rexford, one of 32 navigable aqueducts on the Erie Canal

The Mohawk Valley, running east and west, cuts a natural pathway (water gap) between the Catskill Mountains to the south and the Adirondack Mountains to the north.

Operations at Lockport, New York, in 1839

Stonework of lock abandoned because of route change, at Durhamville, New York

An original five-step lock structure crossing the Niagara Escarpment at Lockport, now without gates and used as a cascade for excess water

1853 map of New York canals emboldened, center: the Erie Canal; other lines: railroads, rivers and county borders

Lithograph of the Erie Canal at Lockport, New York c. 1855. Published for Herrman J. Meyer, 164 William Street, New York City.

Aqueduct over Nine Mile Creek north of Camillus, New York, built in 1841 and abandoned c. 1918; one of 32 navigable aqueducts on the Erie Canal, it has since been restored.

Upstream view of the downstream lock at Lock 32, Pittsford, New York

Map of the "Water Level Routes" of the New York Central Railroad (purple), West Shore Railroad (red) and Erie Canal (blue)

Two "low" lift bridges in Lockport, New York, July 2010

The modern Erie Canal has 34 locks, which are painted with the blue and gold colors of the New York State Canal System.

Gateway Harbor in North Tonawanda, about 1000 ft from the present-day western terminus of the Erie Canal where it connects to the Niagara River

The Old Erie Canal and its towpath at Kirkville, New York, within Old Erie Canal State Historic Park

Buffalo's Erie Canal Commercial Slip in Spring 2008

Old Erie Canal State Historic Park, DeWitt, New York

The modern single lock at the Niagara Escarpment

The westward connection gave New York City a strong advantage over all other U.S. ports and brought major growth to canal cities such as Albany, Utica, Syracuse, Rochester, and Buffalo.

I-490 eastbound west of Downtown Rochester in the final stages of the Western Gateway project

Interstate 490 (New York)

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Interstate 490 (I-490) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway that serves the city of Rochester, New York, in the United States.

New York (state)

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State in the Northeastern United States.

New York was dominated by Iroquoian (purple) and Algonquian (pink) tribes.

New Amsterdam, present-day Lower Manhattan, 1660

New York and neighboring provinces, by Claude Joseph Sauthier, 1777

British general John Burgoyne surrenders at Saratoga in 1777

1800 map of New York from Low's Encyclopaedia

The Erie Canal at Lockport, New York, in 1839

Flight 175 hitting the South Tower on September11, 2001

Flooding on AvenueC in Lower Manhattan caused by Hurricane Sandy

New York is bordered by six U.S. states, two Great Lakes, and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec.

Enveloped by the Atlantic Ocean and Long Island Sound, New York City and Long Island alone are home to about eleven million residents conjointly.

Lake-effect snow is a major contributor to heavy snowfall totals in western New York, including the Tug Hill region.

Two major state parks (in green) are the Adirondack Park (north) and the Catskill Park (south).

The Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor is a symbol of the United States and its ideals.

The African Burial Ground National Monument in Lower Manhattan

New York population distribution map. New York's population is primarily concentrated in the Greater New York area, including New York City and Long Island.

The Stonewall Inn in the gay village of Greenwich Village, Lower Manhattan, site of the June 1969 Stonewall riots, the cradle of the modern LGBT rights movement

The main laboratory building of the IBM Watson Research Center is located in Yorktown Heights, New York.

Times Square in Midtown Manhattan, hub of the Broadway theater district, a media center, and one of the world's busiest pedestrian intersections

CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt, the largest container ship to enter the Port of New York and New Jersey as of September7, 2017

Harris Hall of the City College of New York, a public college of the City University of New York

South campus of the University at Buffalo, the flagship of the State University of New York

The New York City Subway is one of the world's busiest, serving more than five million passengers per average weekday.

John F. Kennedy Airport in Queens, the busiest international air passenger gateway to the United States

Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer, New York's U.S. Senators

Kathy Hochul (D), the 57th Governor of New York

The next five most populous cities in the state are Buffalo, Yonkers, Rochester, Syracuse, and the state capital of Albany.

The Fulton Chain Lakes (4th Lake) in the Adirondack Park from Bald Mountain

Upstate New York

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Geographic region consisting of the portion of New York State lying north of the New York City metropolitan area.

New York City is highlighted in red; "Upstate" refers to some or all of the area north and west of the city.

The Bear Mountain Bridge across the Hudson River, as seen from Bear Mountain. It connects the northern parts of Westchester and Rockland counties, considered by some to be the southeastern edge of Upstate.

Ethnic ancestries across the United States

Canisteo River Valley in the Allegheny Plateau

Mean annual snowfall (in inches) for Upstate New York, using 1991-2020 climate normals. Snowfall is especially prevalent within the lake-effect snowbelts of western and north central New York.

A 1816 engraving of the Battle of Plattsburgh

Erie Canal at Lockport, New York, in 1839

Harvard Mark I, one of the earliest computers, made by IBM in Endicott

Economic regions of New York, showing approximate location of several upstate subregions

Major cities across Upstate New York from east to west include Albany, Utica, Binghamton, Syracuse, Rochester, and Buffalo.

Susan B. Anthony

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American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement.

Headmistress Susan B. Anthony in 1848 at age 28

Printing House Square in Manhattan in 1868, showing the sign for The Revolutions office at the far right below The World and above Scientific American.

Letter by Susan B. Anthony to US Congress in favor of Women's Suffrage

U.S. dollar coin with image of Susan. B. Anthony

Cover of Life magazine in 1913. Titled "Ancient History", it shows an Anthony-like figure in classical dress leading a protest for women's rights

Woman's Building at the World's Columbian Exposition

Elizabeth Cady Stanton (sitting) with Anthony

The house that Susan B. Anthony shared with her sister in Rochester. She was arrested here for voting.

Hester C. Jeffrey, who spoke at Anthony's funeral, and arranged the creation of the first memorial to her.

Portrait Monument, 1920 statue of Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Lucretia Mott created by Adelaide Johnson, as originally installed in the United States Capitol Building crypt, before it was moved to the rotunda.

Leila Usher, next to the bas-relief of Susan B. Anthony she donated to the National Woman's Party.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gift for National Woman's Party |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89058337/1922-05-05/ed-1/seq-3/ |work=The Dickson County Herald |date=May 5, 1922|page=3}}</ref>

Commemorative stamp of Susan B. Anthony issued in 1936.

In 1872, Anthony was arrested in her hometown of Rochester, New York for voting in violation of laws that allowed only men to vote.

Syracuse, New York

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City in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States.

Skyline from northwest, showing downtown at left to Syracuse University's Carrier Dome at right

State University of New York Upstate Medical University (above); Upstate is ranked No. 35 Best Large Employer in America by Forbes.

Upstate Children's Hospital at Upstate Medical University

The Niagara Mohawk Building (now owned by National Grid USA), an example of art deco, listed in 2010 on the National Register of Historic Places

Syracuse's four interstate highways link the city with its suburbs and other cities throughout the country.

The flag of Syracuse flies over Clinton Square

NBT Bank Stadium is home to the Syracuse Mets baseball team.

Syracuse University's football team plays its games in the JMA Dome.

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It is the fifth-most populous city in the state of New York following New York City, Buffalo, Yonkers and Rochester.

Lake Ontario

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One of the five Great Lakes of North America.

View from Fort Ontario, Oswego, New York

Historic cannon at Fort Niagara; Toronto across the lake

Map of Lac de Frontenac (now Lake Ontario), showing Teiaiagon and Lac Taronto (now Lake Simcoe).

Lake Sturgeon were abundant in 1860 and had been driven to near extinction by 1960.

Fishing at Pierhead Light in Oswego, New York, c. 1900. Fort Ontario behind.

Sodus Point Light, Sodus Point, New York

Toronto fire boats and police marine unit

The Burlington Bay James N. Allan Skyway at Hamilton, Ontario

The lake seen from dead end of Dutch St.; Huron, New York (A sparsely populated neighboring town of Wolcott, New York)

Bathers at Southwick Beach State Park, eastern shore of Lake Ontario, New York State

View of Lake Ontario from Toronto's CN Tower, showing Toronto Harbour, Toronto Islands, and the island airport

Lake Ontario from Prince Edward County, Ontario

The shorelines of Lake Ontario, near the Rouge Beach park in Scarborough, ON

The Canadian cities of Toronto, Kingston, Mississauga, and Hamilton are located on the lake's northern and western shorelines, while the American city of Rochester is located on the south shore.

Rochester Institute of Technology

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Private research university in the town of Henrietta in the Rochester, New York, metropolitan area.

The RIT campus as seen from the air, looking south, Genesee River on the right (2007).

The B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences building

Inside view of the lounge area of the University Services Center, home to the Student Innovation Center, and the university's finance department.

Interior view of the B. Thomas Golisano Hall, home of the College of Computing and Information Sciences, known as GCCIS.

Vignelli Center for Design Studies is located in Booth Hall

A look into the Semiconductor & Microsystems Fabrication Laboratory.

Corporations have donated machines and tools for students to study and improve.

Global Village housing and student area.

The Tojo Memorial Garden in the Eastman Kodak Quad

A view of the campus heading from the College of Business to the Academic buildings.

The breezeway between Frank E. Gannett Hall (right) and the George Eastman building (left)

Backside view of the James E. Booth Hall, home to the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences.

A look at a fountain on campus. Thomas Gosnell Hall sits in the background, home to the university's science center.

A prospective student looks at a machine tools laboratory.

Inside view of one of the campus's pottery studios.

Katherine Hayles; author, director and critical theorist. She is a professor of literature and director of graduate studies, Literature Program, Duke University, and distinguished professor emerita, University of California, Los Angeles. She received her BS in chemistry from RIT in 1966.

John Resig; software engineer and entrepreneur best known as the creator and developer of the jQuery JavaScript library. He is also the dean of computer science at Khan Academy. He obtained his bachelor's degree in computer science from RIT in 2005.

Robert J. Duffy; American politician from the Democratic Party who served as the lieutenant governor of New York from 2011 to 2014 and as the 65th mayor of Rochester, New York, from 2006 to 2010. He earned his Bachelor of Science in criminal justice from RIT in 1993 and Master of Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University in 1998.

Steven Van Slyke; American chemist known for co-inventing the organic light-emitting diode. He received his BA degree in chemistry from Ithaca College and his MS degree in materials science from RIT.

Austin McChord; businessman and computer engineer; he is the founder and CEO of Datto and also a venture partner at General Catalyst. He was named in Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2015. He graduated in bioinformatics from RIT and is a board member in the RIT board of trustees. In 2017, he donated $50 million at RIT to foster entrepreneurship and cybersecurity.

Fiona Ma; Certified Public Accountant and a member of the Democratic Party currently serving as the California State Treasurer since January 2019. She received her bachelor's degree in accounting from RIT and a master's degree in taxation from Golden Gate University with a further Master of Business Administration from Pepperdine University.

The university originally resided within the city of Rochester, New York, proper, on a block bounded by the Erie Canal, South Plymouth Avenue, Spring Street, and South Washington Street (approximately 43.15263°N, -77.61516°W).

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Monroe County, New York

University of Rochester

Erie Canal

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New York (state)

Upstate New York

Susan B. Anthony

Syracuse, New York

Lake Ontario

Rochester Institute of Technology