ramblings from the road -- day 15

notes from Rochester:

Things you never knew about the 3rd largest city in New York State (and things they forgot to mention):

1. Rochester's Midtown Plaza was the first enclosed urban shopping mall in America

And it now sits nearly vacant.

2. The courthouse in Canandaigua was where Susan B. Anthony was tried for the crime of voting

Nothing to say here, just solid history.

3. America's first gold tooth was developed and used by Rochester dentist Dr. J.B. Beers in 1843

Do you really want a dentist with the last name "Beers" working on you?

4. Commercial marshmallows were first mass produced in Rochester in 1895

Smores would never be the same.

5. Rochester's Eastman Theatre ranks as one of the finest concert halls in America

Word. I sang there at graduation.

I spent the morning at the second session of the Rochester NACAC and then drove over to Syracuse for my final visits and fairs of the trip. It's been a great travel season, but I am looking forward to coming home as well. Back tomorrow with more!