New York National Bank Tour Continues with Forestville, Fredonia

Recently, I had the opportunity to attend a family function in Chautauqua County, N.Y., a subdivision in the far western corner of the state bordering on Lake Erie. I had never been to this part of Upstate New York before, and while I did not have much free time, I did manage to visit two towns which I will present to you this month: Forestville and Fredonia.

Forestville, N.Y. is a delightful little village located off State Route 39 about 10 miles south of Lake Erie, and five miles south of the New York State Thruway (I-90) that runs south into Penn. Forestville really is a small hamlet with a current population of 700. Jehiel Moore founded what is now