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County history this week

April 25

-- 1857 - Sheriff Milton Smith's three daughters thwarted a jailbreak in Mayville--a bold act of bravery.

-- 1900 - The first two automobiles arrived in Jamestown.

-- 1976 - King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden visited Jamestown.

April 26

-- 1997 - J.C. Penney reopened its store at the Chautauqua Mall in Lakewood. The store had previously closed in 1986 after its original 1971 opening.

April 27

-- 1827 - The Cassadaga Navigation Company was incorporated, aiming to clear the Cassadaga and Conewango Creeks for keelboat travel.

-- 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln's funeral train passed through Dunkirk just after midnight.

-- 1984 - The Roger Tory Peterson Institute received its preliminary charter.