Historic Sites and History

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (536+ words) Mesa resident Elle Deveraux set out on New Year's Day 2002 to carry an American flag on a 4,300-mile trek from Oregon to New York. Called the "Patriot Line," the 147-day journey allowed strangers across the country to share their grief…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (410+ words) (The Center Square) – Sept. 11, 2001, marked the largest loss of firefighter life in a single incident in recorded history. The New York City Fire Department lost 340 firefighters and fire officers, two paramedics and Chaplain Father Mychal Judge on the day of…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (80+ words) It’s been 25 years since the September 11, 2001 attacks. The Rochester-area community is holding many memorials and ceremonies to honor the memories of those lost and the first responders who put their lives on the line to save others. It's been 25 years…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (82+ words) Step back into a defining decade and rediscover Rochester as it looked and lived during the 1980s. This curated gallery of rare photographs captures everyday life, shifting culture and the places that... The images above offer a vivid snapshot of Rochester…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1203+ words) Mount Hope Cemetery is more than a final resting place for generations of Rochester residents. The 196-acre cemetery is also the burial site of people whose lives helped shape American history — from social justice advocates and inventors to entrepreneurs, entertainers…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1002+ words) Today, Greater Rochester communities and people celebrate America's 250th birthday in Independence Day July 4 parades, festivals and fireworks shows stretching from Brockport to the Finger Lakes. Rapids Cemetery, in the 19th Ward, was first laid out around 1810 for the settlement of Castletown,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (681+ words) As the United States celebrates its 250th birthday, we asked AI to travel another 250 years into the future. What might Rochester look like as the country turns 500 and celebrates its quincentennial? Not even simulated human intelligence knows for sure, but here…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (415+ words) With the pending heat wave predicted to blast Independence Day week plans with sweltering, humid weather, you may wonder, what were the hottest days in Rochester's history? Only six days in recorded history have reached 100 degrees or higher—and all…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (418+ words) With the pending heat wave predicted to blast Independence Day week plans with sweltering, humid weather, you may wonder, what were the hottest days in Rochester's history? Only six days in recorded history have reached 100 degrees or higher—and all…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (88+ words) As America closes in on 250 years of independence, or its semiquincentennial, a slew of programming is being rolled out to celebrate it. The last time the country threw itself an over-the-top party... Rochester's 1976: What life was like during the bicentennial…...