Between 1871 and 1880 four separate hotels were constructed on Lakeside Drive: Felton House; Columbian Inn; Mason House; and the Hotel Lenhart. — — Map (db m97612) HM
Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 by the United States Department of the Interior.
Brocton Arch Erected 1913
With unprecedented growth of the village, the Village of Brocton and Town of Portland wanted . . . — — Map (db m96609) HM
In the early 1800s, commercial shipping and fishing were important to the growth of the communities near Lake Erie State Park. The harbors at Barcelona and Dunkirk developed in the early 1800s as ships plying the Great Lakes docked to load and . . . — — Map (db m132178) HM
"All gave some, some gave all" Dedicated to all who bravely served with honor and distinction in war and peace. ★ Killed in action ★ World War I; Herman Kent, Herman Faulkner. World War II; Kermit Miller, Harold Lind, Harry l. Seekins, . . . — — Map (db m172769) WM
Dedicated to all Cassadaga area servicemen and women who gave their lives for our country. World War I Terry S. Tarr. World War II Raymond Carr, Vernon Clark, Donald Cobb, Archie Johnson, Arthur Jones, Edward Lehnen, Donald McBride, . . . — — Map (db m94888) WM
Celoron Veterans Memorial World War I Herman Faulkner, Herman Kent World War II Cyrus M. Greiner, Harold Lind Kermit Miller, Ronald H. Ramsey Harold Seekins, Boon Takagi Howard A. Wheeler, Gilbert Yasher Korea William H. Lawson, Jules T. . . . — — Map (db m105747) WM
Sunday School Teacher Assembly first held in August 1874 with classes, lectures, recreation and worship. In 1902, renamed Chautauqua Institution. — — Map (db m305817) HM
Lewis Miller Cottage, Chautauqua Institution has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark. Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935. This site possesses exceptional value in commemmorating or . . . — — Map (db m117533) HM
This sylvan tract known as Miller Park honors the memory of Lewis Miller, co-founder in 1874 with Methodist Bishop John Heyl Vincent of the Chautauqua Assembly now known as Chautauqua Institution. Like that of Lewis Miller himself, the history of . . . — — Map (db m117532) HM
At the founding of Chautauqua in 1874, John Heyl Vincent assigned to Dr. W.W. Wythe the task of creating Palestine Park, starting with a makeshift temporary wooden model. The park has evolved to its present permanent location and depicts the . . . — — Map (db m117529) HM
Replacing the old wharf, the pier building stood three stories high, with ticket, baggage and dock offices in the first floor, shops and an observation veranda on the second floor, and dorms and classrooms on the third floor. This was the main . . . — — Map (db m117530) HM
Pioneer Home June, 1806 William and Mehitable Wing Prendergast and family settled in a log house. Sons notable in county history. — — Map (db m117534) HM
This tower erected in 1911 by the contributions of many Chautauquans, is a memoral to Lewis Miller one of the founders of Chautauqua. In his honor, four additional bells and a new console have been added to the tower by members of the . . . — — Map (db m117531) HM
These mill stones came from Connecticut. Drawn to Cherry Creek by oxen 1837. Solomon Hinche purchased the property from Noah Wheeler. The property had a mill called Hinche Mill. Henry and Bertha Peters purchased the Hinche property. The stones were . . . — — Map (db m105743) HM
This wooden sculpture of an American Indian
was created by Peter Toth of Akron, Ohio. In
two months time during the summer of 1973.
It was carved from the lower trunk of a
dead elm tree located near the corner of
Fifth St.and Park Ave. Upon . . . — — Map (db m162035) HM
A Safe Place to Rest The sheltered waters of Dunkirk Harbor provide a place where water birds and waterfowl can escape strong winds blowing across the open waters of Lake Erie. Gulls, terns, cormorants and other water birds shelter, loaf, and feed . . . — — Map (db m84382) HM
The people of the City of Dunkirk in memory of those who gave their last full measure of devotion
1941 — World War II — 1945
[Names listed]
1950 Korea 1955
[Names listed]
1964 Vietnam 1975
[Names . . . — — Map (db m132171) WM
Dedicated to Corporal Cyrus W. James 9th New York Cavalry Company G Enlisted at Dunkirk, NY September 26, 1861 at age 22 Killed July 1, 1863 at Gettysburg, PA, and was the first Union Soldier to succumb in that great battle. His body rests . . . — — Map (db m118924) WM
Dunkirk Lighthouse has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places
By The United States Department of The Interior
Built 1875 — — Map (db m51904) HM
It was on this corner, November 27, 1946 that citizens of Dunkirk, New York, together with French officials and guests, viewed a parade of $75,000 worth of gifts and goods to be sent to Dunkerque, France after the destruction of that city in World . . . — — Map (db m132168) HM
Resting on the Lake Bottom. Beneath the waters before you lies a graveyard of shipwrecks from two centuries. Surprise storms, unchartered shallows, and lack of navigation aids are a few reasons for the wrecks. More and more people are learning to . . . — — Map (db m84415) HM
Dunkirk political equality club founding president, 1889. From 1894-1906, led state and national suffrage press campaigns. Lived here. — — Map (db m304675) HM
Large Anchor from the Anabelle Wilson which sank off Dunkirk Lighthouse on Nov. 1913. Raised by divers: Tom, Dave and Tim McDonald and Rick Lucas on Sept. 5, 1990 and donated to the museum — — Map (db m84357) HM
The Naetzker family lived and worked here for 96 years 1873-1968.
Julius Polinski settled here and moved a small store to the front of the house for a saloon. He died in 1886 and his son-in-law, Oscar Naetzker, took over the saloon. There . . . — — Map (db m132169) HM
On this site, May 15, 1851, in Dunkirk, New York, the first train on the New York and Erie Railroad arrived to link the Atlantic Seaboard with the Great Lakes.
From Piermont on the Hudson, the train carried President Millard Fillmore, Secretary . . . — — Map (db m197761) HM
On September 26, 1812 and from this site, some of the first shots of the War of 1812 were fired by local militia at armed soldiers from the British schooner Lady Provost. When a small boat carrying the soldiers from the British ship was sighted . . . — — Map (db m117515) HM
You are not forgotten
[Reverse]
Chautauqua County Veteran's
Monument Donors
In honor of the 75th Ranger Regiment
Riles & Woolley Monuments — — Map (db m132176) WM
This Sacred Symbol
of the former
Sacred Heart Parish
was salvaged from the tower of the church when it was razed in 1982. The parish was founded in 1858. A brick church was built in 1876. The church was closed and merged with St. . . . — — Map (db m277810) HM
In honored memory of
Sgt. Thomas Horan
who won the Congressional Medal of Honor for distinguished gallantry in action at the Battle of Gettysburg on July 2, 1863
Sgt. Horan enlisted at Dunkirk, N.Y. on May 28, 1861 and was attached . . . — — Map (db m278040) HM
Established in 1789, the U.S. Lighthouse Service maintained lighthouses and a district headquarters in Buffalo until it was absorbed by the Coast Guard in 1939. Tenth District, long under the command of District Lighthouse Superintendent Roscoe . . . — — Map (db m84334) HM
In memory of the brave
men and women, both
military and civilian,
that made the ultimate
sacrifice for freedom,
fighting the War on
Terrorism. — — Map (db m132172) WM
The Dunkirk Bicentennial Commission on this 3rd day of July in the year of 1976 officially and formally dedicate this park to remind us of the high ideals of liberty, brotherhood and democracy which inspired the American Revolution; of the . . . — — Map (db m278575) HM
Constructed in cooperation with the City of Dunkirk
Carol Case Siracuse, Architect
Chautauqua County Board of Cooperative Educational Services
1989 Masonry Class John Marsh, Instructor
1989/1990 Carpentry Class Michael Brake, . . . — — Map (db m278890) HM
Cornelius Zeestraten purchased this land in 1938 to expand his commercial flower-growing enterprise that began operation in Greenhurst in 1917. — — Map (db m172775) HM
Farming and Industrial Development Ice harvesting on the county's lakes provided employment for farmers in the winter months. This ice was stored in large warehouses, and straw provided insulation to keep it intact even during the summer. . . . — — Map (db m122285) HM
The Land Around Us Farmhouse/Settlement Courtesy: Fenton History Center, Jamestown, N.Y. By the end of the 1700's the Holland Land Company was operating in western New York, including Chautauqua County. The first permanent European . . . — — Map (db m117555) HM
Transportation Bemus Point/Stow Ferry Courtesy: Fenton History Center, Jamestown, N.Y. Flat boats made from locally cut timber carries goods from Chautauqua Lake to the country's interior. the Bemus Point-Stow Ferry began operating in . . . — — Map (db m117562) HM
Town of Ellery Veterans Memorial. Dedicated in memory of all American veterans for their sacrifice so that we may live in freedom. — — Map (db m172777) WM
Walter was raised in Bemus Point. Walter first hit the sports page headlines with no less than eight no-hit performances as a Bemus Point High School pitcher. He graduated Bemus Point High School in 1933. Walter continued his baseball career with . . . — — Map (db m172781) HM
What Does "Chautauqua" Mean? Chautauqua Institution Courtesy: Fenton History Center, Jamestown, N.Y. The term "Chautauqua" has come to be associated with the Chautauqua Movement which grew from the county's own Chautauqua Institution. The . . . — — Map (db m117561) HM
Picnic and recreation area opened in 1898 by Jamestown & Lake Erie Rwy. Visitors came via steam train, then by electric interurbans 1914 - 1947. — — Map (db m207727) HM
Saved through fundraising by Jamestown school teachers and students, this small forest became one of the first school parks in the nation in 1916. "Preserved by generations that are and for those that are to be." — — Map (db m172764) HM
Memorial Honoring all veterans from Ellington who have ever served faithfully in any branch of the armed forces of the United States of America — — Map (db m105745) WM
Dedicated in grateful tribute to the memory of our members who gave their lives in the service of our country in World War II. S 1/C Gerald Gaeta P.F.C. Theodore Penhollow PVT. Robert Houston PVT. Frank Juliano T/SGT. Anthony Ventura P.F.C .Sam . . . — — Map (db m307268) WM
General Lafayette was entertained at a reception and dinner given in his honor June 4, 1825 in the Abell Inn which stood on this site. — — Map (db m132177) HM
Alonzo Cushing was born January 19, 1841 in Delafield, Wisconsin. When Alonzo's father died, 6 year old Alonzo moved to Fredonia with his mother and four siblings to be closer to his father's family. Alonzo attended the Fredonia Academy while . . . — — Map (db m270584) HM
Resident of Fredonia, NY who graduated from Wet Point in June of 1861 and died defending "The Angle" at The Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1863. Grandson of Town of Pomfret founder Judge Zattu Cushing
"Faithful unto death" . . . — — Map (db m188969) WM
Celia Sampson Cole married Seth Cole on September 15, 1780 in Chesterfield, Mass. With Mr. Cole's death in 1810, Celia became known locally as the "Widow" Cole while continuing to live in their cabin near the mouth of Canadaway Creek on Lake . . . — — Map (db m270695) HM
USN In memory of Commander William B. Cushing 1842-1874 The sinking of the Confederate Ram Albemarle Oct. 27, 1864 by Lt. Cushing. — — Map (db m117563) HM
In 1835, Dr. James Pettit moved to Fredonia and purchased land in the area of today's Temple and Matteson Streets, totaling about 25 acres. Dr. Pettit's home, as seen in this photo was situated in an area at that time known as Cordova.
Dr. . . . — — Map (db m270769) HM
Dr. Squire White was the first licensed physician in Chautauqua County, having settled here in Pomfret in 1809. White had served a brief stint as a preacher in the neighboring Town of Sheridan the year before. Dr. White immediately became an . . . — — Map (db m270730) HM
Elijah Risley Jr. arrived here with his family in the spring of 1807, coming from Madison County, N.Y. Young Elijah had prompted his father Elijah Sr. to bring the family west in search of new opportunities, after his father had not had much luck . . . — — Map (db m270772) HM
Elijah Risley Sr. was born in 1757 in Hockanum (now East Hartford) Connecticut and served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1779. He married Phebe Bills and began moving westward until finally arriving in Fredonia . . . — — Map (db m270777) HM
Near here on April 16, 1868, farmers organized the first grange to champion their needs in the healing of the nation recovering from civil war. — — Map (db m96226) HM
Hezekiah Barker was one of our town's first settlers, arriving in 1806 shortly after Zattu Cushing. Barker was from Rhode Island, where he had served as a member of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Barker purchased a great deal . . . — — Map (db m270737) HM
On June 4, 1825, General Lafayette was welcomed at Abell's Hotel, where he reviewed troops and enjoyed breakfast before departing. — — Map (db m291480) HM
Seth Cole was born in Chesterfield, Mass. in 1756. He served in the Revolutionary War and married Celea Sampson in Chesterfield in the early 1790s. Cole came to the area with his family along with Zattu Cushing and his family in 1805. Both . . . — — Map (db m270694) HM
This site was given by Hezekiah Barker for a cemetery and the first burial here was in 1807. There are 15 known revolutionary soldiers and many other earlier settlers of Pomfret resting here in this Pioneer Cemetery.
This marker placed by the . . . — — Map (db m96228) HM
Thomas Abell Sr. was a veteran of the Revolutionary War, having fought in Vermont at the Battle of Bennington, as well as the battles at Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point in upstate New York. Mr. Abell came to Fredonia in 1813 to set up his . . . — — Map (db m270766) HM
American Revolution Lieutenant John Docksteder (British) was stationed here. Sept. 1, 1779, he led Senecas down Allegany Road to battle the Americans under Col. Brodhead near the Allegheny River. — — Map (db m108609) HM
Hanover resident, 1816-1836, at Dennison's Corners and Keach's Corners. Clerk of Dennison's Corners School #10 and of Forestville Baptist Church. Studied law, taught, and married in Silver Creek. Attended Fredonia Academy. Ellington Postmaster, . . . — — Map (db m105659) HM
The Lincoln Maple This maple was planted in 1865 after Pres. Lincoln was assassinated. Schoolchildren from this Balltown school, built in 1820, planted it. — — Map (db m105654) HM
Operated Forestville Sanitarium
A cancer institute, here, early 1900's
Made and sold Purifico Medicine. Also at
Buffalo, Jamestown, Ashville and Bridgeburg, Ontario — — Map (db m277397) HM
On July 15, 1944 an army air force B-24 bomber piloted by Blockville native Lt. Levine Nelson fell from the sky two hundred yards from this monument. The aircraft and crew were in route to the European theater of World War II. Six of the nine . . . — — Map (db m105686) HM WM
Roll-O-Bowl On this site 1956-1960 Sunday jalopy races held on quarter mile dirt track. Built by McNitt brothers on their grandmother's farm. — — Map (db m105683) HM
First non-Indian settler of Hanover and Chautauqua County, built his home nearby in 1796. Indian friend, farmer, fiddler, and worker on the HLC survey. — — Map (db m64673) HM
"Allen's Opera House" 1881 Allen's Opera House 1898 Samuel's Opera House 1919 Shea's Opera House/Theater 1968 Little Theater of Jamestown — — Map (db m94863) HM
