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Chautauqua Institution

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Source: Wikipedia

The Chautauqua Institution ( shə-TAW-kwə) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit education center and summer resort for adults and youth located on 2,070 acres (840 ha) in Chautauqua, New York, United States. It is 17 miles (27 km) northwest of Jamestown in the western part of New York state's Southern Tier. Established in 1874, the institution was the home of, and provided the impetus for, the Chautauqua movement that became popular in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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