County history this week

April 13

— 1871 – Chautauqua Lake Camp Meeting Association incorporated, marking the beginning of what would later become Chautauqua Institution.

— 1973 – Explosion at Jones Bakery in Jamestown.

April 14

— 1823 – Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church was organized in Mayville.

— 1971 – Chautauqua Mall in Lakewood officially opened.

— 1974 – A small tornado struck French Creek.

— 1995 – Belknap Business Forms in Westfield was destroyed by fire.

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