Cobb's Hill Reservoir

Cobb's Hill is a great place to work into the middle of a run on the Southeast side of Rochester.  The paved trail around the reservoir is .69 miles, and the views from up there are really nice.  Got up there on a crisp, clear winter morning. Cobbs Hill is part of Rochester's mini-mountain range within city limits, with the adjacent Pinnacle Hill being the highest point in the city.

Built in 1908, the Cobb's Hill reservoir has provided water for the city ever since.  The reservoir building is a great example of the majestic and ornamental style of public buildings built around the country from the turn of the century through about WW1.  It features classical columns and gargoyle-like ornaments.

During World War Two, the Cobb's Hill Reservoir area and Park was used as a POW camp.  Hundreds of Italian and German POW's were housed there during the war, and were often put to work on public works projects in the city.