Place:Busti, Chautauqua, New York, United States

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NameBusti
TypeTown
Coordinates42.033°N 79.283°W
Located inChautauqua, New York, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
Busti Cemetery
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Busti is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 7,351 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Paul Busti, an official of the Holland Land Company, but its pronunciation uses a long i sound at the end, a frequent alteration in the names of several upstate New York towns.

The Town of Busti is located at the south end of Chautauqua Lake, southwest of Jamestown, New York.

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History

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Settlement began around 1811. The Town of Busti was founded in 1823 from parts of the Towns of Harmony and Ellicott. In 1900, the population was 2,192.

The Busti Mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The Dr. John Lord House was listed in 1991.[1]

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Notable past residents

George Stoneman, who was born in this town in 1822, graduated from West Point and was a major general of cavalry in the Civil War. He later became governor of California.

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