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Rochester, Indiana
Rochester is a city in and the county seat of Fulton County, Indiana, United States. The population was 6,270 at the 2020 census.
Rochester was laid out in 1835. The founder Alexander Chamberlain named it for his former hometown of Rochester, New York. The Rochester post office was established in 1836.
The Potawatomi Trail of Death came through the town in 1838.
Rochester was incorporated as a city in 1853.
The Lyman M. Brackett House, Fulton County Courthouse, Rochester Downtown Historic District, and John W. Smith House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The formerly listed Germany Bridge was located nearby. The Wideman-Gerig Round Barn is in use at the Round Barn Golf Club in Rochester.
In 1967, the most complete known specimen of the extinct bear Arctodus was found in a cornfield near Rochester.
In early April 1974 Indiana was one of the states that were impacted by the super tornado outbreak. On April 3, 1974, an F4 tornado formed a few miles outside of Rochester. The tornado hit multiple houses in Rochester, also damaging Riddle Elementary School. The tornado killed 7 residents in the Rochester area before dissipating.
According to the 2010 census, Rochester has a total area of 5.801 square miles (15.02 km2), of which 4.69 square miles (12.15 km2) (or 80.85%) is land and 1.111 square miles (2.88 km2) (or 19.15%) is water.
Rochester, Indiana
Rochester is a city in and the county seat of Fulton County, Indiana, United States. The population was 6,270 at the 2020 census.
Rochester was laid out in 1835. The founder Alexander Chamberlain named it for his former hometown of Rochester, New York. The Rochester post office was established in 1836.
The Potawatomi Trail of Death came through the town in 1838.
Rochester was incorporated as a city in 1853.
The Lyman M. Brackett House, Fulton County Courthouse, Rochester Downtown Historic District, and John W. Smith House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The formerly listed Germany Bridge was located nearby. The Wideman-Gerig Round Barn is in use at the Round Barn Golf Club in Rochester.
In 1967, the most complete known specimen of the extinct bear Arctodus was found in a cornfield near Rochester.
In early April 1974 Indiana was one of the states that were impacted by the super tornado outbreak. On April 3, 1974, an F4 tornado formed a few miles outside of Rochester. The tornado hit multiple houses in Rochester, also damaging Riddle Elementary School. The tornado killed 7 residents in the Rochester area before dissipating.
According to the 2010 census, Rochester has a total area of 5.801 square miles (15.02 km2), of which 4.69 square miles (12.15 km2) (or 80.85%) is land and 1.111 square miles (2.88 km2) (or 19.15%) is water.
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