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Something Interesting from Day Trips Around Rochester NY

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Ninety percent of all cobblestone structures in America are within 90 miles of Rochester

𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭! Ninety percent of all cobblestone structures in America are within 90 miles of Rochester, with the highest concentrations in Orleans, Monroe, and Wayne counties. The NY-104 corridor has the most cobblestone structures in the world outside England.

The oldest cobblestone church in North America—built in 1834—is part of The Cobblestone Museum (Orleans County), the only one of its kind in the world.

The Roe Cobblestone Schoolhouse in Butler (Wayne County) is the oldest cobblestone structure in America.

The oldest cobblestone home in the City of Rochester is at 1090 Culver Road.

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