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Dunkirk is a city in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. It was settled around 1805 and incorporated in 1880. [3] The population was 12,743 as of the 2020 census. [4] Dunkirk is bordered on the north by Lake Erie. It shares a border with the village of Fredonia to the south, and with the town of Dunkirk to the east and west.
Dunkirk is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 1,257 at the 2020 census. The population was 1,257 at the 2020 census. [ 2 ]
The Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh Railroad is a historic railroad company that operated in Pennsylvania and New York. Chartered in 1867, its first passenger train ran in 1871. After several mergers and name changes, it was leased to the New York Central and Hudson River RR in 1873 for a term of 501 years.
Chautauqua County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of New York.As of the 2020 census, the population was 127,657. [2] Its county seat is Mayville, [3] and its largest city is Jamestown.
The Silver Creek and Dunkirk Railway was a railway company in the United States. It was established in 1890 by the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway to relocate that company's main line between Dunkirk, New York , and Silver Creek, New York , a distance of approximately 8 miles (13 km).
Dunkirk Schooner Site is a historic shipwreck archaeological site located in Lake Erie off Dunkirk in Chautauqua County, New York.It lies about 20 miles (32 km) off Dunkirk resting in 170 feet (52 m) of cold freshwater, embedded on submerged lands of New York in the eastern basin of Lake Erie.
Coming to the city's rescue was Horatio G. Brooks (1828–1887), the former chief engineer of the NY&E who was at the controls of the first train into Dunkirk in 1851. In 1869, Brooks leased the Dunkirk shops facility from the NY&E and formed the Brooks Locomotive Works. [1] The new company officially opened on November 13, 1869. [2]
The original Fred Koch Brewery was a small, independent brewery in Dunkirk, New York that produced beer and ale from late 1888 until 1985. Production peaked in the early 1950s with over 100,000 barrels brewed annually. When the Dunkirk, New York brewery was closed in 1985, it was located at 15-25 West Courtney Street.