Town of Dunkirk, NY Website
Originally settled in the earliest parts of the 1800s, the Village of Dunkirk was incorporated in 1837. In February of 1880 the Village was chartered as the City of Dunkirk, NY.
For centuries, the dense forest surrounding what would later become to be known as Chadwick Bay was utilized as hunting ground by those native to the area. By the mid 1600s, European explorers following the shore of Lake Erie had stumbled upon the harbor and began using it as a safe haven during rough Lake Erie storms.
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