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East Rochester Christmas Festival

Event date: 12/12/2020 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Export event

East Rochester Christmas Festival

The East Rochester Christmas Festival will be held on December 12th from 10am to 4pm at the Eyer Building (317 Main Street). This event celebrates the Joy and Happiness of the season and offers horse drawn carriage rides, caroling and a visit from Santa & Mrs. Clause - and much, much more! Sponsored by the East Rochester Chamber of Commerce, the East Rochester School District, and the Town/Village of East Rochester, you can get more information at the Chamber's website at www.erchamber.org.

Due to Covid-19 this event has been cancelled for 2020.

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THE MONUMENT AT THE TOP OF THE HILL

THE MONUMENT AT THE TOP OF THE HILL

Ninety-five years ago on May 30, 1930, our first war monument was dedicated in Edmund Lyon Park. Honoring those who had served in World War I, the granite tablet and cannon have an interesting history.

In 1916, the first park in our community was dedicated. Once a heavily forested swampy area named Vanderbilt Park, the land had been purchased by Kate Gleason. Kate brought in workers from her father's company, Gleason Works, to excavate and clear out the area. The park was named after Edmund Lyon, a friend of Kate Gleason's and a founder of our village. At the top of the hill on the corner of Main and East Ivy Streets a flagpole was erected on the highest elevation in East Rochester.

During the years following World War I, community members felt a memorial was needed to honor our soldiers. The Ladies’ Auxiliary of Jules Verne Fish Post, Ame

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