Chautauqua in Chautauqua County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Chautauqua

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 15, 2026

1. Chautauqua Marker

Inscription. Sunday School Teacher Assembly first held in August 1874 with classes, lectures, recreation and worship. In 1902, renamed Chautauqua Institution.

Erected 2023 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 976.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1874.

Location. 42° 12.465′ N, 79° 28.16′ W. Marker is in Chautauqua, New York, in Chautauqua County. It is at the intersection of New York State Route 394 and Ames Avenue, on the left when traveling south on New York State Route 394. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4734 NY-394, Chautauqua NY 14722, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

and in the Southern Tier.

It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western

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Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lewis Miller Cottage (approx. 0.3 miles away); Miller Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Palestine Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); This Tower (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pier Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pioneer Home (approx. 1.4 miles away); Midway Park (approx. 2.4 miles away); Large Ice House (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chautauqua.

Also see . . . Chautauqua (William G. Pomeroy Foundation). (Submitted on July 16, 2026.)

Chautauqua Marker in front of Chautauqua Institution image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 15, 2026

2. Chautauqua Marker in front of Chautauqua Institution

Chautauqua Marker at intersection of NY Hwy 394 & Ames Ave. at main entrance to Chautauqua Inst. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 15, 2026

3. Chautauqua Marker at intersection of NY Hwy 394 & Ames Ave. at main entrance to Chautauqua Inst.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 15, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.