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April 17, 2005
Rochester: Flour City
An early nickname for Rochester was "Flour City" because of its role in the production and transportation of flour.
(MAKING OF AMERICA, MICHIGAN-BOOKS)
Author: Curtiss, Daniel S.
Title: Western portraiture, and emigrants' guide: a description of Wisconsin,
Illinois, and Iowa; with remarks on Minnesota, and other territories. By
Daniel S. Curtiss.
Publication date: 1852.
From the large amount of excellent flour that is manufactured at
Rochester, N. Y., that place is called the 'Flour City;'
15 November 1883, Herald and Torch Light (Hagerstown, Maryland), pg.1, col. 7:
NICKNAMES OF CITIES.
Rochester, N. Y. - Flour City.
25 August 1889, Boston Daily Globe, pg. 17:
NICKNAMES OF CITIES.
(...)
Rochester, N.Y., Flour City.
3 March 1894, Lowell (MA) Daily Sun, pg.2, col. 6:
Popular Names of Cities.
(...)
Rochester, Flour City;
(MAKING OF AMERICA, MICHIGAN-BOOKS)
Author: Curtiss, Daniel S.
Title: Western portraiture, and emigrants' guide: a description of Wisconsin,
Illinois, and Iowa; with remarks on Minnesota, and other territories. By
Daniel S. Curtiss.
Publication date: 1852.
From the large amount of excellent flour that is manufactured at
Rochester, N. Y., that place is called the 'Flour City;'
15 November 1883, Herald and Torch Light (Hagerstown, Maryland), pg.1, col. 7:
NICKNAMES OF CITIES.
Rochester, N. Y. - Flour City.
25 August 1889, Boston Daily Globe, pg. 17:
NICKNAMES OF CITIES.
(...)
Rochester, N.Y., Flour City.
3 March 1894, Lowell (MA) Daily Sun, pg.2, col. 6:
Popular Names of Cities.
(...)
Rochester, Flour City;