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February 25
-- 1870: Albert Root, formerly of Ripley, was killed and scalped in Pine Bluff, Wyoming while attempting to recover stolen cattle.
-- 1964: Work was abandoned on Chautauqua County's deepest well in Ellery, which had reached a depth of 7,692 feet.
February 26
-- 1896: The Swedish Sisterhood of Jamestown was organized, reflecting the area's rich Scandinavian heritage.
-- 1969: Demolition began on the old City Hall in Jamestown. The new Municipal Building was dedicated on September 29, 1971.
-- 2016: Southern Air Express replaced Sun Air as the commercial air service provider at the Jamestown airport.
February 27
-- 1871: Asa Cheney's team of two horses broke through the ice on Chautauqua Lake during a commercial ice harvest and drowned.
-- 1952: The names of 250 known gamblers in Jamestown were mailed to the U.S. Attorney in Buffalo. Then-mayor Stanley Weeks identified gambling as a major issue in the city.
-- 1963: A frigid day in Blockville saw temperatures plunge to 40 degrees below zero.