![]() On April 1, 1788, after extensive machinations by various speculators, Massachusetts' pre-emptive right over all western New York Lands - comprising some 6,000,000 acres (24,000 km 2) - was sold to Oliver Phelps and Nathaniel Gorham, both of Massachusetts. The compromise was that, while New York would have political sovereignty over the land, Massachusetts would have pre-emptive rights to obtain title from the Native Americans and own (and profit from selling) the land. These include: Rochester, Indiana Rochester, Texas Rochester, Iowa Rochester, Kentucky Rochester, Michigan Rochester, Minnesota Rochester, Nevada and Rochester, Ohio.įollowing the American Revolution, western New York was opened up for development as soon as New York and Massachusetts compromised and settled their competing claims for the area in December 1786 by the Treaty of Hartford. Of the 19 places in the United States named Rochester, at least 8 were named directly after Rochester, New York, having been founded or settled by former residents. Rochester, with the presence of Ritter-Pfaulder, Bausch and Lomb, Eastman Kodak, Xerox, Gannett and other major industries, defied the trend for many decades following WWII. In the 1970s it became fashionable to call the industrial cities along the Great Lakes 'rustbelt cities' following the move away from steel, chemical and other hard goods manufacturing. It was famous as the center of the American photography industry, with headquarters of Eastman Kodak. The Yankees made Rochester the center of multiple reform movements, such as abolitionism and women's rights. ![]() ![]() It became a major manufacturing center, and attracted many Italians, Germans, Irish and other immigrants, as well as a dominant group of Yankees of New England origin. Settlement began in the late 18th century, and the city flourished with the opening of the Erie Canal. ![]() This article documents the history of Rochester, New York, in western New York State. ![]()
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