April 24

1834 – The first recorded murder in Chautauqua County took place in Fredonia.

1834 – Mayville Academy was incorporated.

1856 – The steamboat C. C. Dennis was launched on Chautauqua Lake.

1864 – The Dunkirk & Fredonia Street Railway Company was chartered. It was originally horse-drawn.

1894 – The Chautauqua House hotel in Mayville burned down.