March 11 1894 – Chautauqua Lake experienced its earliest recorded ice breakup. 1944 – Mrs. Bertha L. Hamilton left a bequest of half a million dollars to establish a home for “dumb animals” in Ripley. 1983 – The first meeting of Unitarians in Fredonia was held, leading to the ...

March 5 — 1884: A corporation was formed in Ohio to build the Beta Theta Phi clubhouse, Wooglin on Chautauqua Lake. — 1899: Brooks Memorial Hospital opened in Dunkirk. — 1949: The last passenger train departed from Mayville. — 1958: Duplex Manufacturing in Sherman burned down, ...

February 25 — 1870: Albert Root, formerly of Ripley, was killed and scalped in Pine Bluff, Wyoming while attempting to recover stolen cattle. — 1964: Work was abandoned on Chautauqua County’s deepest well in Ellery, which had reached a depth of 7,692 feet. February 26 — 1896: ...

February 18 — 1873 - Phillip Hemsteder, a transient laborer, murdered John Flanders in Brocton during the economic downturn known as the Panic of 1873. — 2002 - Busti stock car racer Bobby Schnars was inducted into the Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame, along with three other distinguished ...

Feb. 12 — 1836 - Cornplanter, a significant Native American leader, passed away near Chautauqua County at the Cornplanter Grant. — 1897 - Summer cottages at Lakewood were burglarized, highlighting early crime concerns in the area. — 1907 - Jamestown’s black pioneer and underground ...

February 11: — 1873 - Quince Converse pushed a barrel of flour in a wheelbarrow from Jamestown to Frewsburg after losing a bet, creating a humorous local legend. — 1924 - Jamestown held a memorial service for former President Woodrow Wilson at Wintergarden Theater, honoring his ...