Rochester, New York: Population And Life

Rochester, New York Author Name Institution Affiliation With an approximate population of 200,000 residents, Rochester is a famous city situated on the southern shore of Lake Ontario, western New York. It is considered one of the most populous cities of the United States and is present in the east of Buffalo and the west of Syracuse (Horwitz, 2017). Rochester was once America’s boomtown because of the fertile Genesee River Valley that gradually gave rise to a number of flour mills, and then this city became a manufacturing hub. Presently, the economic condition of this city is sustainable. Here we can find a large number of healthcare centers, amusement parks, nightclubs, and theaters. Some of the best schools, colleges, and universities of the region are present in Rochester. For instance, Rochester Institute of Technology and the University of Rochester are famous all over the world for providing quality education at affordable costs. Most recently, the two institutions have started several renowned research programs that attract a significant number of students from across the world toward Rochester, New York. In addition, Rochester is the hub of various innovations and inventions in consumer products. A large number of local and international brands have recently established their head and sub-offices in this part of the United States. The Rochester area attracts more and more tourists toward it because of being the birthplace of several artists. Brands like Western Union, Gleason and Xerox, French’s, Kodak and Bausch & Lomb came into being in Rochester. Until 2011, the Rochester metropolitan area was called one of the biggest and most important economic site of New York. GMP of Rochester has since been ranked high, following Buffalo and New York City. In addition, the per capita income of Rochester is far better than the per capita income of any other part of the United States. This makes us realize that Rochester, New York, has done everything to strengthen its economic system. People nowadays have better jobs than those who lived in Rochester in the past. For example, graduate and postgraduate youngsters (inexperienced or experienced) are able to land a job of desire. Similarly, Rochester has various hospitals and private clinics where qualified, experienced and skilled doctors and nurses take the responsibility of serving the patients and for speeding up the recovery process from both chronic and minor illnesses. In the past, the situation was not the same, especially when the Seneca tribe of Native Americans started living here. They created a mess for the people of Rochester until they lost their claim to this land in 1797, in the Treaty of Big Tree (Wiederhold, 2016). Development of the city could not be started for years, and then the American Revolution took place. Four big Iroquois tribes had to go out of the New York City, and they were provided with a big land on Canada’s Grand River as part of their loyalty to the British Crown. Rochester was founded when a significant number of English-Puritan had descended immigrants from England who looked for agricultural land. In November 1803, Col. William Fitzhugh bought a 100-acre tract along with Col. Nathaniel Rochester and Maj. Charles Carroll close to the Genese...