Riddle Me Rochester: Navigating Local Fun Facts for August 7th
Take a cruise on Riverie, and you’ll pass one of Rochester’s most famous landmarks: Mount
Hope Cemetery. How much do you know about the cemetery and its residents?
1. In what year was Mount Hope Cemetery opened?
a. 1797
b. 1813
c. 1825
d. 1838
2. Which of these cemetery structures is the oldest?
a. The chapel
b. The gate house
c. The gazebo
d. The fountain
3. Why is the cemetery so hilly?
a. The land was formed from fill left over from the construction of downtown
buildings
b. The Genesee River eroded the land
c. The land was carved by glaciers
d. The land was shaped by mining coal
4. How many souls are buried in the cemetery?
a. Under 75,000
b. Between 150,000-200,000
c. Between 250,000-300,000
d. Over 350,000
5. What was a primary use of the cemetery in the 19th century?
a. Weekly church services
b. Picnics
c. Hunting ground
d. Farmers? market
6. What famous Rochester resident is not buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery?
a. Frederick Douglass
b. Margaret Woodbury Strong
c. George Eastman
d. John Jacob Bausch
Answers:
1. d
2. a
3. c
4. d
5. b
6. c (George Eastman is buried at Kodak Park)
