. History of Chautauqua County, New York, and its people. g cabin on the banks of the outlet,an event of historic importance, for it was thefirst building erected on the site of , a story and a half log house was builton the banks of the outlet for the use of JamesPrendergast and family. Then followed a damfor water power, a saw mill, a grist mill, andso Jamestowns foundations were laid. But the kicker arrived soon afterward, andit is astounding to learn that in 1812 JamesPrendergast was indicted by the grand juryfor erecting this dam to the great injury andcommon nuisance of th
. History of Chautauqua County, New York, and its people. g cabin on the banks of the outlet,an event of historic importance, for it was thefirst building erected on the site of , a story and a half log house was builton the banks of the outlet for the use of JamesPrendergast and family. Then followed a damfor water power, a saw mill, a grist mill, andso Jamestowns foundations were laid. But the kicker arrived soon afterward, andit is astounding to learn that in 1812 JamesPrendergast was indicted by the grand juryfor erecting this dam to the great injury andcommon nuisance of the liege citizens of theState. He was found guilty, and fined fifteendollars and substantial costs. He removed thedam, rebuilding on a new site where it wasevidently not considered a common December, 1812, Captain William Forbescame, moving into the second log house builtby James Prendergast, the location of thathouse on now Cherry street, between First andSecond streets. The first frame house wasbuilt by John Blowers, who built the first log. THE CITY OF JAMESTOWN 163 house. This building was finished in 1813, andwas also the first tavern in the town andknown as the Blowers House, in honor of itsfirst proprietor. The house was sold in 1814to Dr. Laban Hazeltine, and occupied by himas a residence for nearly forty years. No tracenow remains. Fire destroyed the Prendergastearly mills, but they were quickly rebuilt. Thesecond war with Great Britain also interferredwith the growth of the settlement, and a sec-ond time the Prendergast buildings, were de-stroyed by fire, but James Prendergast clungto his belief in the value of the location, neverlost his courage, and finally settlers began toarrive, the outlet was bridged and other im-provements followed. In the spring of 1815 the first operations inreal estate began. A number of lots fifty byone hundred twenty feet were surveyed andplaced on the market at $50 each, and we aretold that $50 was the ruling price for a lot fo
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