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County history this week

March 24

— 1909 – The Jamestown Institute of Hydrotherapy, known as a “water cure” facility, opened.

— 1936 – World-famous violinist Jascha Heifetz performed in Jamestown at 8:30 p.m.

— 1958 – New faces and hands were installed on the St. Luke’s tower clock in Jamestown.

March 25

— 1898 – Oscar Rice murdered his wife in Westfield.

— 1909 – The Jamestown Metal Furniture Company factory was completed.

— 1945 – Busti Bethany Lutheran Church merged with Bethel Lutheran Church of Jamestown.

— 1968 – The first exhibit room at the Fenton Historical Society was opened, following the earlier opening of its library.

— 1987 – Part of the Frewsburg Middle School roof collapsed.

— 1995 – A triple-fatality shootout occurred on the Seneca Cattaraugus Reservation, just over the Erie County line.

— 1999 – The George Washington inaugural Bible was displayed in Jamestown, returning again on October 17, 2003.

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