Genesee River falls area, New York

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historic district industrial heritage site waterfall area

The Genesee River falls area in New York is the historic waterfall site around which the city of Rochester developed as an early 19th-century industrial and milling center.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Genesee River Gorge 1
Genesee River falls area, New York canonical 1
Genesee River gorge and surrounding forest 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district ⓘ
industrial heritage site ⓘ
waterfall area ⓘ
associatedWith City of Rochester founding ⓘ
Erie Canal era economic expansion ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
currentUse mixed commercial, recreational, and heritage area ⓘ
developedAs early 19th-century industrial center ⓘ
milling center ⓘ
elevation approximately 96 feet at High Falls drop ⓘ
eraOfMajorDevelopment 1820s ⓘ
early 1800s ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
hasPart High Falls NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lower Falls (Rochester) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Middle Falls (historic industrial falls area in Rochester) NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Monroe County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ
New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rochester, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn Genesee River NERFINISHED ⓘ
near Brown’s Race historic district NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rochester city center NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableStructure Pont de Rennes pedestrian bridge (High Falls) NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantFor hydropower development ⓘ
origin of Rochester’s industrial growth ⓘ
sawmills ⓘ
textile mills ⓘ
water-powered flour mills ⓘ
tourism scenic overlook and heritage tourism site ⓘ
watercourse Genesee River NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Nathaniel Rochester → relocatedTo → Genesee River falls area, New York ⓘ
High Falls → riverFlowsThrough → Genesee River falls area, New York ⓘ
subject surface form: High Falls (Rochester)
this entity surface form: Genesee River Gorge
Glen Iris Estate → tourismRegion → Genesee River falls area, New York ⓘ
this entity surface form: “Grand Canyon of the East” area of New York
Inspiration Point → hasPanoramicView → Genesee River falls area, New York ⓘ
subject surface form: Inspiration Point (Letchworth State Park)
this entity surface form: Genesee River gorge and surrounding forest
Inspiration Point → photographicSubject → Genesee River falls area, New York ⓘ
subject surface form: Inspiration Point (Letchworth State Park)
this entity surface form: Genesee River waterfalls