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Its population had also doubled by that time, making Rochester the first boomtown of the United States. The Flour City eventually became known as the Flower City as the westward moving flour producing industry was replaced by numerous nurseries that had grown up around the city. The post Civil War years brought renewed industrial growth to the region. Giants such as the Eastman Kodak Company and Bausch and Lomb were founded during this time. The Gannett newspaper conglomerate and Western Union also had their start in Rochester ny.