Rochester news and the stuff nobody tells you
This was a significant historical event, since it heralded the growth of Rochester NY as a business center to contend with. Along with this development came the shortening of the city's name to Rochester. It wasn't long before flour mills sprouted up all over the city as one of its first major industries. It was the rise of these businesses led to the city being dubbed as Flour City. Rochester NY was also given a nickname that was interesting in that it was related to its earlier nickname.