April 18

1831 – Chautauqua County Bank was chartered in Jamestown, becoming the first bank in Chautauqua County.

1876 – Third Street in Jamestown, from Prendergast east to Second Street, was officially laid out.

1900 – The Jamestown chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution was organized.

1901 – A fire in Mayville destroyed St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and the east side business district.

1904 – Samuel M. Porter Camp #45 of the United Spanish War Veterans was formed in Jamestown (Camp #2 had formed in February 1899).

1968 – The Jamestown Little Theater was dedicated (formerly known as the Allen Opera House, later Shea’s, now the Lucille Ball Little Theater).

1972 – A gambling raid took place on Frewsburg and Falconer American Legion posts.