Rochester and Rochester Hills are part of one larger township called Avon Township. The two cities have different names, but the community views them as the same town. The borders between the two are mostly unknown to the people who live there, and if you were to meet someone from this area they may say they are from Rochester one day and Rochester Hills the next. So I have decided to not focus on one part of the a two-part town, and to celebrate the history of Rochester and Rochester Hills as it really is- a shared history.