2 City (1990 pop. 26,630), Strafford co., SE N.H., on the Cocheco River, near the Maine line; settled 1728, inc. as a city 1891. Manufactures include electronic equipment, apparel, metal products, and consumer goods. An annual agricultural fair has been held there since 1875. In Rochester are an art gallery and an antique aircraft museum. The Lake Winnipesaukee recreation area is nearby.

3 Industrial city (1990 pop. 231,636), seat of Monroe co., W N.Y., a port of entry on the Genesee River and Lake Ontario, in a rich fruit and truck farm region; inc. 1817. It is a leading center in the production of photographic, photocopying, optical, and dental equipment; process control and recording instruments; and thermometers. Several major manufacturers of these products have head offices there. Rochester also ranks high in the manufacture of electronics, machinery, transportation equipment, and metal and plastic products. The city's core businesses declined in the 1990s, but growth in computer and technology companies provided new jobs.

The city is the seat of the Univ. of Rochester, Nazareth College of Rochester, the Rochester Institute of Technology (est. 1829), St. John Fisher College, and a theological seminary. The city's cultural features include the Rochester Philharmonic and Eastman School of Music orchestras, the Rochester Museum of Art and Sciences (with a planetarium), the Memorial Art Gallery, the historical society, a zoo, and the Rundell Memorial Building, which houses the public library and an art gallery. Numerous parks and nurseries have earned Rochester the name Flower City.

Permanent settlement by Col. Nathaniel Rochester and others began in 1812. During the Civil War, Rochester was a stop on the Underground Railroad. The Erie Canal gave impetus to Rochester's growth; flour milling became the first important industry. Prominent residents have been Susan B. Anthony, who is buried in the Mount Hope Cemetery; Frederick Douglass; and George Eastman.

Places

• Rochester, Victoriain the United Kingdom
• Rochester, Kent, the oldest population centre with the name Rochester
• Rochester, Northumberland, a small villagein the United States
• Rochester, Illinois
• Rochester, Indiana
• Rochester, Kentucky
• Rochester, Massachusetts
• Rochester, Michigan
• Rochester, Minnesota, location of the Mayo Clinic
• Rochester, New Hampshire
• Rochester, New York, the largest and most populous city with the name Rochester
• Rochester, Ulster County, New York
• Rochester, Ohio
• Rochester, Pennsylvania
• Rochester, Texas
• Rochester, Vermont
• Rochester, Washington
• Rochester, Wisconsin
• Rochester (town), WisconsinEcclesiastical areas
• The Diocese of Rochester, within the Church of England Province of Canterbury
• The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester, New York
• The Episcopal Diocese of Rochester, New York

People

• Nathaniel Rochester (1752–1831), founder of Rochester, New York
• Paul Rochester (born 1938), American football playerFictional
• Mr. (Edward) Rochester, a character in the novel Jane EyreNickname
• Eddie Anderson (comedian) (1904–1977), an actor sometimes known as "Rochester", after his character "Rochester Van Jones" on The Jack Benny ShowPeerage
• Baron Rochester
• Earl of Rochester
• including John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester

See also

• East Rochester
• Rochester Hills
• Rochester Township
• Rocester