Place:Arkwright, Chautauqua, New York, United States

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NameArkwright
TypeTown
Coordinates42.4°N 79.233°W
Located inChautauqua, New York, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
Burnham Hollow Cemetery
Christian Cemetery
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Arkwright is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 1,000.[1] The town is named after Richard Arkwright, the inventor of a spinning device.

Arkwright is in the northeastern quadrant of Chautauqua County and is southeast of the city of Dunkirk.

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History

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Settlement began circa 1807. The town of Arkwright was established in 1829 from the towns of Villenova and Pomfret.

Dairy farms and cheesemaking were important in the early economy. Arkwright was one of the first towns in New York to form a cheese cooperative.

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