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Chautauqua (/ ʃ ə ˈ t ɔː k w ə / shə-TAW-kwə) is an adult education and social movement in the United States that peaked in popularity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Chautauqua assemblies expanded and spread throughout rural America until the mid-1920s.
Chautauqua was formed on April 11, 1805, from the town of Batavia, while still part of Genesee County. The first settler arrived the year before, near the current village of Mayville . When Chautauqua County was created on March 11, 1808, the town's territory was increased to include the eastern tier of townships, so that the town and the new ...
Chautauqua County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census , the population was 127,657. [ 2 ] Its county seat is Mayville , [ 3 ] and its largest city is Jamestown .
The board has not yet voted to close the buildings, but the district's facilities plan, reviewed publicly several times over the past year, called for their closures.
This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Chautauqua County, New York, United States.The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.
Chautauqua is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Chautauqua in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. It corresponds to the area of the Chautauqua Institution, a historic district, adult education center, and summer resort on the southwest shore of Chautauqua Lake in far western New York. The permanent residential ...
Fountain Park Chautauqua continues in the tradition of a two-week event, which includes Sunday School, church services as well as family-oriented entertainment including singing groups and bands, speakers, art classes, talent shows and other recreational activities. Fountain Park is one of a few with permanent structures that built specifically ...
The Chautauqua adult education movement flourished in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, then declined. However, some Independent Chautauquas still operate today, and these are the 21st century Chautauquas.