1905 Map of Jamestown

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Jamestown dominates the western edge of this early twentieth-century survey, showing the dense urban grid of the city just before it reached the peak of its industrial furniture-manufacturing era. The surrounding Chautauqua County landscape is defined by the winding course of Conewango Creek and its many tributaries, including Cassadaga Creek and Stillwater Creek. These waterways dictate the placement of early settlements like Falconer and Frewsburg, which are connected by the Erie R.R. and the Pittsburgh and Erie R.R. lines.