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Jamestown is a city in southern Chautauqua County, New York, United States.The population was 28,712 at the 2020 census.Situated between Lake Erie to the north and the Allegheny National Forest to the south, Jamestown is the largest city in the county.
The Chautauqua Institution (/ ʃ ə ˈ t ɔː k w ə / shə-TAW-kwə) is a 501(c)(3) [3] nonprofit education center and summer resort for adults and youth located on 2,070 acres (840 ha) in Chautauqua, New York, 17 miles (27 km) northwest of Jamestown in the western southern tier of New York state.
Jamestown Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Jamestown in Chautauqua County, New York.The district encompasses 103 contributing buildings in the central business district of Jamestown.
Founded in 1950, Jamestown Community College was the first locally sponsored community college in the State University of New York system. The college has grown from an enrollment of 169 students attending classes held at Jamestown High School to an enrollment of 2,484 in 2019-20 among its sites.
New York (1624) In 1624 the Dutch ... Jamestown, Virginia (1607) Founded on May 14, 1607, by the Virginia Company of London, Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in North America ...
The Crescent Tool Company was founded in Jamestown, New York, by Karl Peterson and Edward J. Worcester in 1907. It is considered "one of the crown jewels of Jamestown's industry". [3] The company soon became known for its adjustable wrenches. [3]
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.
Painting of John Smith and colonists landing in Jamestown. On 4 May [O.S. 14 May] 1607, 105 to 108 English men and boys (surviving the voyage from England) established the Jamestown Settlement for the Virginia Company of London, on a slender peninsula on the bank of the James River.