Mayville Station

Mayville Station was once a busy transportation hub where travelers switched from train to steamboat to trolley for trips to attractions along Chautauqua Lake. The present station was built on this site in 1924 after the wood station burned. The Chautauqua House was built in 1868 and burned in 1894, and the Hotel Houx, built in 1913, remained in use. The steamboat era began in 1863, the Cross Cut Railroad was built in 1864, a wood train depot was built in 1869, the steamboat era peaked in 1892, and the first trolley line reached Mayville in 1906. After the depot burned in 1924, the brick train station was built that same year. The trolley era ended in 1926, the steamboat era ended in 1934, the last passenger train ran in 1949, the final freight run came in 1978, and the track was removed in 1980. Seaway Trail ports became links to important inland transportation hubs.

Mayville, New York · United States