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PaulFisher — 2009-07-19T21:10:12Z

GWC is along the river!

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AlexanderGartley — 2009-01-12T21:26:49Z

bolded the river's name in the description

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- [[Image(Genesee_River.jpg,right,thumbnail,300)]]There are many things that have helped shape this city over the years but none may be as important to Rochester as the Genesee River. Its role in the birth and initial growth of the city was critical. Without it Rochester probably wouldn't have been.	+ [[Image(Genesee_River.jpg,right,thumbnail,300)]]There are many things that have helped shape this city over the years but none may be as important to Rochester as the '''Genesee River'''. Its role in the birth and initial growth of the city was critical. Without it Rochester probably wouldn't have been.

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JamesSlentz — 2007-05-02T02:06:53Z

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PhilTrautman — 2006-11-10T05:11:30Z

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	+ ------ + ''2006-11-10 00:11:30'' [[nbsp]] Talking to my Grandmother a few weeks ago, she told me something about a fountain that used to be in the river near the new T-H Bridge. I am not sure of a time line for said fountain, I was just curious if anyone here had a clue about this... Thanks. --["PhilTrautman"]

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DavidStumme — 2006-09-13T18:01:13Z

Added elevation drop. (Source: Genesee River article on Wikipedia.)

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- A little about: The Genesee River starts as a spring on a farm in Gold PA, which is in the [http://www.alleghenymountains.com/ Allegheny Mountains]. It runs (and falls) through countryside, towns and small villages until it gets to Rochester where is slashes out into ["Lake Ontario"]. The entire run is about 160 miles and the total drop in elevation is about (how far does it drop?).	+ A little about: The Genesee River starts as a spring on a farm in Gold PA, which is in the [http://www.alleghenymountains.com/ Allegheny Mountains]. It runs (and falls) through countryside, towns and small villages until it gets to Rochester where is slashes out into ["Lake Ontario"]. The entire run is about 160 miles and the total drop in elevation is about 2240 feet.

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PeteB — 2006-07-25T03:41:39Z

Linked Allegheny Mountains

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- A little about: The Genesee River starts as a spring on a farm in Gold PA, which is in the Allegheny Mountains. It runs (and falls) through countryside, towns and small villages until it gets to Rochester where is slashes out into ["Lake Ontario"]. The entire run is about 160 miles and the total drop in elevation is about (how far does it drop?).	+ A little about: The Genesee River starts as a spring on a farm in Gold PA, which is in the [http://www.alleghenymountains.com/ Allegheny Mountains]. It runs (and falls) through countryside, towns and small villages until it gets to Rochester where is slashes out into ["Lake Ontario"]. The entire run is about 160 miles and the total drop in elevation is about (how far does it drop?).

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RickUrwin — 2006-07-25T02:34:13Z

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TobinFricke — 2006-07-14T03:59:56Z

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- [[Image(Genesee_River.jpg,right,thumbnail,300)]]There are many things that have helped shape this city over the years but none may be as important to Rochester as the Genesee River. It's role in the birth and initial growth of the city was critical. Without it Rochester probably wouldn't have been.	+ [[Image(Genesee_River.jpg,right,thumbnail,300)]]There are many things that have helped shape this city over the years but none may be as important to Rochester as the Genesee River. Its role in the birth and initial growth of the city was critical. Without it Rochester probably wouldn't have been.

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RickUrwin — 2006-07-14T02:12:14Z

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	+ * [http://www.vintageviews.org/vv-tl/Photos/pix/Riverview.jpg IMAGE]. Old photo of the Genesee downtown where ["Erie Canal"] crosses.

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RickUrwin — 2006-07-14T01:54:51Z

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RickUrwin — 2006-07-14T01:46:56Z

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- * 1829 Friday November 13, ["Sam Patch"] jumps to his death at the Upper Falls. - * 1859 DeLeve crosses Upper Falls on a tightrope.	+ * 1829 Friday November 13, ["Sam Patch"] jumps to his death at the ["High Falls"]. + * 1859 DeLeve crosses ["High Falls"] on a tightrope.

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RickUrwin — 2006-07-14T01:38:35Z

Added to Genesee River page. Lots of interlinks!

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- * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesee_River Wikipedia article on the Genesee River] - * http://www.rit.edu/~934www/Stonehurst/about_genesee_river.html	+ Because the river drops 225' within Rochester's boundaries it's not exactly a good means of transportation but with the several ["High Falls" falls] ["Middle Falls" that] ["Lower Falls" speckle] downtown it provided the awesome power required to make Rochester the ["Flour City"]. With the ["Erie Canal"] to one side of the city and the Lake to the other, transportation of goods out of Rochester was not a problem. The two combined allowed Rochester to become the largest flour-producing city in North America. + + A little about: The Genesee River starts as a spring on a farm in Gold PA, which is in the Allegheny Mountains. It runs (and falls) through countryside, towns and small villages until it gets to Rochester where is slashes out into ["Lake Ontario"]. The entire run is about 160 miles and the total drop in elevation is about (how far does it drop?). + + Facts: + * 1829 Friday November 13, ["Sam Patch"] jumps to his death at the Upper Falls. + * 1859 DeLeve crosses Upper Falls on a tightrope. + + Interwiki: ''located along the river.'' + * ["Mt. Morris Dam"] + * ["Letchworth State Park"] + * ["University of Rochester"] -River Capus + * ["High Falls Brewing Company"] + * ["Genesee Valley Park"] + + Research: + * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesee_River Wikipedia.org] History, Geography ect. + * [http://www.vintageviews.org/vv-tl/pages/O%27Reilly.htm#river VintageViews.org] Images + * [http://www.rochester.lib.ny.us/ "A River Ramble, Saga of the Genesee Valley"] Book + + [[Comments]]

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RickUrwin — 2006-07-14T01:20:54Z

Upload of image Genesee_River.jpg.

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AndrewWheeland — 2005-11-02T21:09:06Z

typo edit.

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JohnMoriello — 2005-08-02T23:20:39Z

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JohnMoriello — 2005-08-02T23:20:21Z

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TobinFricke — 2005-03-21T06:32:06Z

-->Wikipedia

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TobinFricke — 2005-03-21T06:30:57Z

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TobinFricke — 2005-03-21T06:27:53Z

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