Trending
April 18
1831 - Chautauqua County Bank was chartered in Jamestown, becoming the first bank in Chautauqua County.
1876 - Third Street in Jamestown, from Prendergast east to Second Street, was officially laid out.
1900 - The Jamestown chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution was organized.
1901 - A fire in Mayville destroyed St. Paul's Episcopal Church and the east side business district.
1904 - Samuel M. Porter Camp #45 of the United Spanish War Veterans was formed in Jamestown (Camp #2 had formed in February 1899).
1968 - The Jamestown Little Theater was dedicated (formerly known as the Allen Opera House, later Shea's, now the Lucille Ball Little Theater).
1972 - A gambling raid took place on Frewsburg and Falconer American Legion posts.