The Holland Land Company established a sales office in Mayville in 1810 with William Peacock as sub-agent. Landmarks include Mayville. Mayville is the birthplace of Vin Moore, film director.
Mayville, New York gifts and souvenirs: 30 designs made from Mayville's own map, landmarks and history, from $10 to $99. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.
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| Mayville Hometown Ornament | $23 |
| Mayville Vintage Travel Poster | from $40 |
| Mayville Varsity Crewneck | from $57 |
| Mayville Est. Tee | from $33 |
| Mayville Town Line Mug | from $26 |
| Mayville Market Tote | $37 |
Ceramic keepsake, gold ribbon, in 3 styles
Its landmark photo in a classic travel-poster layout
A local landmark photo as a gallery print
Classic large-letter postcard art, filled with local photos
Six local landmarks as instant photos on kraft paper
The town's story in dates, from its own records, for home or classroom
Map of local landmarks, washable fabric
Heavy-blend fleece, street map printed on the back
Red heavy-blend crewneck, knit-stitch town print
Soft Bella+Canvas jersey
Kids' Bella+Canvas jersey, youth sizes
Bella+Canvas toddler jersey
Bella+Canvas baby bodysuit
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos
Glossy ceramic, dishwasher safe
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos, 11 oz ceramic
Weatherproof, for the front walk
24″×16″, printed coir-look fibers, rubber back
12″×12″ printed wood, ready to hang
Soft-touch, zip cover
A local landmark photo with the town name, 18″×18″
Sturdy all-over-print tote
Large-letter postcard art on a sturdy tote
Foam-front trucker, printed (not embroidered) with local photos
Glossy top, cork back
Soft fleece, 50″×60″
Six local landmarks as instant photos, soft fleece 50″×60″
20 oz, double-wall stainless
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
The town's earliest Sanborn fire-insurance map, drawn building by building and hand-coloured, from the Library of Congress
Population 2010: 1,711 → 2020: 1,442
From Wikidata (CC0).
The Holland Land Company anticipated establishing a village located at the eastern end of the Old Portage Road between Lake Erie and Chautauqua Lake. In 1804, the area was surveyed by William Peacock. In 1805, the village was named Mayville in honor of Elisabeth Busti (née May), wife of Paul Busti, Agent General of the Holland Land Company.
The 1808 legislation establishing the formation of Chautauqua County required the appointment of a committee to locate the county seat. Gov. Daniel D. Tompkins selected Jonas Williams (Batavia), Isaac Sutherland (Batavia) and Asa Ransom (Clarence) based on the recommendations of Joseph Ellicott, Resident Land Agent for the Holland Land Company in Batavia. The committee designated Mayville as the county seat, rubberstamping the Holland Land Company plan.
In 1804, Alexander McIntyre of Meadville, Pennsylvania became the first land owner in the future village. The Holland Land Company established a sales office in Mayville in 1810 with William Peacock as sub-agent.
The village of Mayville was incorporated in 1830. In 1836, local residents rioted against the Holland Land Company and broke into its office, destroying furniture and papers.
The second Courthouse was constructed under a contract to Benjamin Rathbun of Buffalo from 1834-1837. It was a Greek Revival temple form built of brick with six Doric columns.
The Pennsylvania Railroad built a train station and pier on the shores of Chautauqua Lake at Mayville. This station was on a PRR route from Pittsburgh to Dunkirk to Buffalo route. The Mayville station, along with the Jamestown boat landing at the south end of the lake, was the main mode of transportation to the rest of the communities around Chautauqua Lake via the large fleet of steamboats operating before the interurban lines were constructed. The Chautauqua Traction Company served the communities on the western side of the lake; and the Jamestown, Westfield and Northwestern Railroad was the interurban serving the east side of the lake. In modern times the steamboat Chautauqua Belle still operates out of Mayville, running between Point Chautauqua, Chautauqua Institution, and the vessel's home port in Mayville.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. The Point Chautauqua Historic District was listed in 1996.
The third (and current) Courthouse was designed by the Poughkeepsie architect William J. Beardsley and built by Shellberg, Lindquist, and Bailey from 1907-1909. This building was expanding in 1968 with the construction of a significant annex designed by local architects Naetzker, Thorsell & Dove.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Mayville, New York, revision 1374693994 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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4 free coloring pages of Mayville, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.
Mayville's population was 1,442 in the 2020 U.S. Census, down from 1,711 in 2010.
A view of Mayville
A view of Mayville
A view of Mayville
A view of Mayville