The First Store - Jamestown, New York
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Szuchie
N 42° 05.691 W 079° 14.461
17T E 645460 N 4661804
The site of the first store erected in Jamestown, New York!
Waymark Code: WM3623
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 02/16/2008
Views: 15
Upon this corner facing south stood the first store erected in Jamestown. It was built in 1813 by Jediah and Martin Prendergast, brothers of James Prendergast as a branch of their store in Mayville. It was removed in 1861.
Erected by the Jamestown Centennial Commission and the State of New York 1927
Marker Name: The First Store
Marker Type: Roadside
Agency: Jamestown Centennial Commission and the State of New York
Dedication Date: -9223372036854775808
City/Town/Village Name: Jamestown, NY
County: Chautauqua
Region: Chautauqua-Allegheny (Region 1)
Website: Not listed
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