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May 5
-- 1837 - Westfield Academy was officially incorporated.
-- 1842 - The first photographs ever taken in Jamestown were captured.
-- 1883 - The Erie Railroad assumed full control of the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad line, which passed through Jamestown.
-- 1891 (approx.) - A large meteorite reportedly fell in a Busti field.
May 6
-- 1806 - Chautauqua County's first post office was established in Westfield under the name "Chataughque."
-- 1869 - Bicycle riding was officially forbidden in downtown Jamestown.
-- 1887 - Gerry Homes was incorporated.
-- 1994 - Jean Odien, a 45-year-old woman from Gowanda, robbed Fleet Bank at D & F Plaza in Dunkirk of $420.