Canadaway Creek

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Canadaway Creek in Fredonia, New York

Canadaway Creek is a stream in Chautauqua County, New York which empties into Lake Erie in Dunkirk, New York.

Non-natives settled on the creek first in 1804, in what was first called "Canadaway" and became Fredonia, New York. [1]

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References

  1. "History of Canadaway Creek".

Coordinates: 42°28′36″N79°22′08″W / 42.4766°N 79.3689°W / 42.4766; -79.3689