Jamestown, New York

:For other places with this name, see Jamestown.

Additional information about Jamestown

The Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport (JHW) is north of the city and provides scheduled and charter air service.

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Jamestown has one campus of Jamestown Community College. Jamestown Business College provides two-year degrees and certificates in the business field.

Related Topics:
Jamestown Community College - Jamestown Business College

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This is the home city for the Jamestown Jammers baseball team.

Related Topics:
Jamestown Jammers - Baseball

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Jamestown is also the hometown and birthplace of Television legend Lucille Ball.

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Musician Natalie Merchant and the rock band 10,000 Maniacs also call Jamestown home.

Related Topics:
Natalie Merchant - 10,000 Maniacs

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Naturalist, artist, educator, and photographer Roger Tory Peterson was also born in Jamestown and is remembered through the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History.

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The Fenton Museum of History is named after former resident Reuben Fenton, the twenty-fifth governor of New York.

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The Red Raider Marching Band is also from Jamestown, and is one of the most famous marching bands in the country, having been as far as Hawaii, and appearing on such shows as David Letterman's.

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