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8 unusual facts about Chautauqua County


Alfred W. Benson

Born in Poland, Chautauqua County, New York, he moved to Jamestown, New York in 1860, and attended Jamestown and Randolph Academies.

Chautauqua County, New York

Prior to 2003, the county was part of New York's 31st congressional district (now the 29th), but was controversially redistricted out of that district and into what was the 27th, and was replaced in the 29th district by Rochester suburbs that had never before been part of the district.

Elbridge Gerry

The upstate New York town of Elbridge is believed to have been named in his honor, as is the western New York town of Gerry, in Chautauqua County.

Episcopal Diocese of Western New York

The Episcopal Diocese of Western New York, is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over the counties of Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans and Wyoming in western New York.

Jamestown Jammers

The new logo represents the strong tradition of grape-growing in Chautauqua County.

John P. Greene

In May 1834 Greene baptized three people while serving as a missionary in Villanova, Chautauqua County, New York.

William L. Carpenter

William Lewis Carpenter, born January 13, 1844 at Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, New York, died July 10, 1898 at Madison Barracks, Jefferson County, New York.

WNED-TV

The transmitters and towers belonged to the Chautauqua Board of Cooperative Educational Services, the experimental Appalachian Television Project, and Cattaraugus Area Television System (CATS) group and were scattered across numerous small towns in Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allegany counties.


Christopher F. Norton

Christopher Frazine Norton (July 21, 1821 Fredonia, Chautauqua County, New York – May 6, 1880 Perry Park, Douglas County, Colorado) was an American politician from New York.

Elijah Risley

Risley was the sheriff of Chautauqua County, New York from 1825 to 1828, and later became supervisor of the town of Pomfret in 1835.

Leslie Carter

While not attributing a cause of death, a Chautauqua County police incident report and supplemental "Overdose Follow Up" report said Carter, identified by her married name of Leslie B. Ashton, had suffered an overdose and was taking the prescription medications Olanzapine, Cyclobenzaprine (muscle relaxer) and Alprazolam (Xanax).


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William Parment

Within the New York State Assembly, he represented District 150, which includes most of Chautauqua County (all except the towns that border Cattaraugus County on Chautauqua's east side, which are in Joseph Giglio's district), including the cities of Jamestown and Dunkirk.