Flag of Rochester, New York

City of Rochester, New York

Adopted| 1934

The flag of Rochester, New York was adopted as the city's official flag in 1934. The design of the flag consists of a Rectangle shape with blue, white, yellow vertical stripes. Middle white stripe shows Rochester family Coat of Arms, with a crane above three crescents.[1][2]

## Symbolism

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### Colors

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* Blue: represents the city's water and electric power from the Genesee River and Lake Ontario
* White: represents the city's cleanliness
* Yellow: represents financial strength and prosperity

### Symbols

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* Coat of arms: possibly dates back to 1558 and Rochester family coat of arms in Essex
* Crane: represents vigilance
* Three crescent moons: represents fertility and prosperity
* Black bar: symbol of knighthood

## See also

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* Flag of New York
* Flag of Buffalo

## References

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1. ^ "Rochester's 'official' flag is not the one you think it is". RochesterFirst. 2021-07-15. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
2. ^ "Rochester, New York (U.S.)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-06-03.

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History \- Nathaniel Rochester \- Other notable residents \- List of mayors

Transportation|

* Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority
* Greater Rochester International Airport
* Rochester Amtrak Station
* Erie Canal
* Douglass-Anthony Bridge
* Veterans Memorial Bridge
* Former
* Rochester subway
* Aqueduct
* Lehigh Valley Railroad Station
* Erie Railroad Depot
* Spirit of Ontario I
* Grand View Beach Railway

Neighborhoods|

* 14621 Neighborhood
* 19th Ward
* Arvine Heights
* Chili–West
* Browncroft
* Charlotte
* Corn Hill
* Downtown
* City Hall Historic District
* East End
* Edgerton
* High Falls
* Brown's Race Historic District
* State Street
* Maplewood
* North Winton
* South Wedge
* Linden–South

Parks and
landmarks|

* Mount Hope Cemetery
* Highland Park
* Durand Eastman Park
* Genesee Valley Park
* Maplewood Park
* Seneca Park Zoo
* George Eastman Museum
* Susan B. Anthony House
* Rundel Memorial Library
* Federal Building/City Hall
* Powers Building
* Blue Cross Arena
* Innovative Field
* Rochester Community Sports Complex Stadium
* Sibley's, Lindsay and Curr Building
* First Federal Plaza
* Legacy Tower
* Kodak Tower
* Times Square Building
* Five Star Bank Plaza
* Innovation Square (Xerox Tower)
* Tower 280 (Midtown Tower)
* The Metropolitan

Entertainment|

* Contemporary Art Center
* Eastman Theatre
* Geva Theatre Center
* High Falls Film Festival
* International Film Festival
* International Jazz Festival
* Lilac Festival
* Little Theatre
* Memorial Art Gallery
* Museum and Science Center
* Philharmonic Orchestra
* Sports in Rochester
* The Strong
* National Museum of Play
* National Toy Hall of Fame
* Water Street Music Hall

Food|

* Nick Tahou Hots
* Garbage Plate
* Zweigle's
* White hot
* Abbott's Frozen Custard
* Bill Gray's/Tom Wahl's
* DiBella's
* Wegmans
* Genesee Brewing Company
* Chicken French

Research and
education|

* University of Rochester
* Eastman School of Music
* Medical Center
* Rochester Institute of Technology
* Center for Urban Entrepreneurship
* Rochester City School District
* Rochester Academy Charter School
* The Aquinas Institute of Rochester
* Monroe Community College
* Rochester Area Colleges

Notable
companies|

* Hickey Freeman
* Bausch & Lomb
* Eastman Kodak
* Eastman Business Park
* Gannett
* Paychex
* Xerox
* French's
* Greenlight Networks
* Rochester Products (defunct)
* Midtown Plaza (defunct)
* McCurdy's
* B. Forman Co.
* Monro Muffler Brake
* Sibley's (defunct)
* Harts Local Grocers (defunct)
* Rochester Telephone Corporation (defunct)
* Lawyers Cooperative Pub. Co. (defunct)

Other topics|

* Media in Rochester
* Police
* Tallest buildings

Rochester Metro Area \- Monroe County \- Western New York \- Finger Lakes \- State of New York

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