Auriesville

September 17 2012

The National Shrine of the North American Martyrs

A discovery of the National Shrine of the North American Martyrs in Auriesville and the birthplace of Catholicism in New York State. by Chris Clemens Just a few miles east of the Shrine to Kateri Tekakwitha in Fonda, you’ll find another pretty important shrine. Auriesville is in the Mohawk Valley region of Upstate and is […]

This Day In Upstate History

1887 The Naphtha Disaster - When Naphtha fuel from the Vacuum Oil Works company seeped into the sewer system in the city of Rochester, it causes a series of explosions that rock the city. Three mills are destroyed, countless injuries and three deaths all are suffered as the fuel continued to burn throughout the day.

1892 Walter Hagen, professional golfer, ranked third behind Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus for number of majors, is born in Rochester.

2006 With a small crowd looking on, at 6:45p the "fast ferry" leaves Rochester for the last time, en route to its new owners.