This article documents the history of Rochester, New York, part of present day New York State.
Read more about History Of Rochester, New York: Early Settlement, Rochesterville and The Flour City, The Flower City, Abolitionists and The Civil War, Post-war Industrial Boom, Rochester in The 20th Century, The New Millennium, Civil Unrest
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