Jamestown, a village of New York, on Chautauqua Lake, 70 miles S. by W. of Buffalo by rail. It has manufactures of wools and alpacas, pianos, furniture, &c. Pop. (1880) 9357; (1890) 16,038.—JAMESTOWN, in North Dakota, has a pop. of 2236. See also JAMES RIVER.
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