The Flying Mercury - Rochester, NY
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N 43° 09.280 W 077° 36.650
18T E 287725 N 4781299
Mercury: created by J. Guernsey Mitchell in 1881, and made of riveted copper plates by John Siddons Company. Best viewed from the east side of the Genesee River: from Rundell Library at Broad St. or the convention center at Main St.
Waymark Code: WMD966
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 12/07/2011
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This 21 foot statue was originally erected atop the Kimball's Peerless Tobacco Works building. The building was demolished in 1951 and replaced by the Rochester War Memorial (
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visit link) . It now sits atop the West Thomson Publishing building at 50 East Broad Street, Rochester, New York (
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