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Water volume. 144,000,000 U.S. gallons (550,000 m 3) Surface elevation. 633 ft (193 m) Cobbs Hill Reservoir is a reservoir located in Cobbs Hill Park in Rochester, New York, United States. The reservoir is used to supply drinking water to the city of Rochester. The source of the water is Hemlock Lake, which lies 30 miles due south of and 400 ...
Designated. 1967. The Devil's Bathtub. Mendon Ponds Park is a county park located southeast of Rochester, New York within the suburban towns of Mendon and Pittsford. At over 2,500 acres (10 km 2 ), it is the largest park in Monroe County. [1] It was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1967 in recognition of its unique glacial geology. [2]
This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Rochester, New York, United States.The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below) may be seen in an online map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates".
Rushford Lake is 585 acres (2.37 km 2) in size and has a crescent shape. Rush Creek and Caneadea Creek feed into the south and west ends of the lake respectively, and beyond the dam on the east side of the lake, Caneadea Creek continues east to the Genesee River. The maximum depth is 115 feet (35 m). The lake is drawn down 40 feet (12 m) each ...
Highland Park, also known as Highland Botanical Park, is an arboretum in Rochester, New York, United States. Its administrative office is located at 171 Reservoir Avenue in Rochester. The park is one of several in Rochester originally designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, including Genesee Valley Park, Maplewood Park, and Seneca Park, which is now ...
Maplewood Park. / 43.19611°N 77.62528°W / 43.19611; -77.62528. Maplewood Park, also known as Seneca Park West, is a landscaped public park in Rochester, New York, situated between Lake Avenue and the Genesee River. The two-mile-long (3.2 km) park features many trails along the river gorge and the river bank below, scenic views of two ...
79001589 [1] Added to NRHP. April 17, 1979. East Avenue Historic District is a national historic district located at Rochester in Monroe County, New York. The district consists of a series of large 19th and early 20th century homes, houses of worship, meeting houses, and museums. It contains approximately 700 structures.
History of Rochester, New York. An aerial view of downtown Rochester from 1938. Urban Rochester as seen from the air. Settlement of the city of Rochester in western New York State began in the late 18th century, and the city flourished with the opening of the Erie Canal. It became a major manufacturing center, and attracted many Italians ...