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Chautauqua Lake

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Chau·tau·qua Lake  (sh-tôkw, ch-)
A lake of southwest New York. The Chautauqua movement of adult education, offering a range of cultural, religious, and recreational activities, was founded in 1874 at the resort village of Chautauqua on the northwest shore of the lake.


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The Chautauqua Institution is a not-for-profit, 750-acre educational center beside Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York State, where approximately 7,500 persons are in residence on any day during a nine-week season, and a total of over 142,000 attend scheduled public events.
For decades, Chautauqua Lake had remained a cozy gathering spot for locals and tourists but had never managed to establish itself as the kind of large-scale destination needed to sustain the area's economy year-round.
About the Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center The Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center is located at 1212 Smallman Street in the city's historic Strip District in the former Chautauqua Lake Ice Company building.
 
 
 
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