Chautauqua County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census,the population was 127,657. Its county seat is Mayville,and its largest city is Jamestown. Its name is believed to be the lone surviving remnant of the Erie language,a tongue lost in the 17th century Beaver Wars;its meaning is unknown and a subject of speculation. The county was created in 1808 and organized in 1811. The county is part of the Western New York region of the state.
Chautauqua is a town and lake resort community in Chautauqua County,New York. The population was 4,009 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Chautauqua Lake. It is the home of the Chautauqua Institution and the birthplace of the Chautauqua movement.
Jamestown is a city in southern Chautauqua County,New York,United States. The population was 28,712 at the 2020 census. Situated between Lake Erie to the north and the Allegheny National Forest to the south,Jamestown is the largest city in the county. Nearby Chautauqua Lake is a freshwater resource used by fishermen,boaters,and naturalists.
Mayville is a village in Chautauqua County,New York,United States. The population was 1,477 at the 2020 census,13.7% less than in the 2010 census. Mayville is in the town of Chautauqua and is the county seat of Chautauqua County. The village and town offices share a building on Main Street,directly across from the Chautauqua County courthouse.
Dunkirk is a city in Chautauqua County,New York,United States. It was settled around 1805 and incorporated in 1880. The population was 12,743 as of the 2020 census. Dunkirk is bordered on the north by Lake Erie. It shares a border with the village of Fredonia to the south,and with the town of Dunkirk to the east and west. Dunkirk is the westernmost city in the state of New York.
The Southern Tier is a geographic subregion of the broader Upstate region of New York State,geographically situated along or very near the state border with Pennsylvania. Definitions of the region vary widely,but generally encompass counties surrounding the Binghamton and Elmira-Corning metropolitan areas. This region is adjacent to the Northern Tier of Pennsylvania,and both these regions together are known as the Twin Tiers.
Reuben Eaton Fenton was an American merchant and politician from New York. In the mid-19th century,he served as a U.S. Representative,a U.S. Senator,and as Governor of New York.
New York State Route 394 (NY 394) is a state highway located within Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties in southwestern New York in the United States. Its western terminus is located on the shore of Lake Erie at an intersection with NY 5 in the Westfield hamlet of Barcelona. The eastern terminus is located at an interchange with the Southern Tier Expressway at the Coldspring hamlet of Steamburg. From Mayville to Jamestown,NY 394 follows the western edge of Chautauqua Lake. East of Jamestown,the route straddles the Southern Tier Expressway and connects to the highway in four different locations,including at its eastern terminus.
New York State Route 430 (NY 430) is a state highway located entirely within Chautauqua County,New York,in the United States. Its western terminus is located at the Pennsylvania state line near the hamlet of Findley Lake in the town of Mina. The eastern terminus is located in the city of Jamestown at a junction with NY 60 and NY 394. NY 430 is ceremoniously designated as the Senator Jess J. Present Memorial Highway in honor of Jess Present,a New York State Senator from Jamestown.
New York's 23rd congressional district is located in Upstate New York,and covers part of Buffalo's Northtowns,all of the Southtowns,and much of the Southern Tier. The district includes two of the eleven Finger Lakes:Keuka Lake and Seneca Lake.
Midway State Park,located in Maple Springs,New York,was established in 1898 by the Jamestown &Lake Erie Railway as a picnic ground. Today,it is recognized as the fifteenth-oldest continually operating amusement park in the United States,and the fifth-oldest remaining trolley park of the thirteen still operating in the United States.
Abner Hazeltine was an attorney,politician,and judge from New York. In addition to a long career practicing law in Jamestown,he served as a member of the New York State Assembly,district attorney and judge of Chautauqua County,and a member of the United States House of Representatives. After attaining admission to the bar in 1819,he practiced continually for 60 years,and was still active when he died at age 86.
Abner Lewis was a U.S. Representative,judge and attorney from Jamestown,New York and Winona,Minnesota.
Daniel Greene Garnsey was an American politician from New York,Michigan and Illinois.
Richard Pratt Marvin was an American lawyer and politician from New York. A Whig,he served in the United States House of Representatives from 1837 to 1841.
Augustus Franklin Allen was elected as a member of the United States Congress from New York's 33rd congressional district in 1874. Allen died before he was able to take office.
Egburt E. Woodbury was an American lawyer and politician.
Andrew W. Goodell is an American politician who was elected to the New York State Assembly in 2010. He is a Republican. Previously,Goodell was the County Executive of Chautauqua County,New York. Goodell represents the 150th Assembly District,which is numerically the last,and geographically the westernmost,of the 150 districts in the Assembly and,as of the 2012 redistricting,aligns with the boundaries of Chautauqua County.
Arthur C. Wade was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Elial Todd Foote was an American physician,politician,jurist and historian. He was the judge of Chautauqua County,New York,from 1824 to 1843. Previously,he had three terms in the New York State Assembly.
