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Tour Attractions In Chautauqua County

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Chautauqua County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 134,905. Its county seat is Mayville, and its largest city is Jamestown. Its name is believed to be the lone surviving remnant of the Erie language, a tongue lost in the Beaver Wars; its meaning is unknown and a subject of speculation. The county was created in 1808 and organized in 1811.Chautauqua County comprises the Jamestown-Dunkirk-Fredonia, NY Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is located south of Lake Erie and includes a small portion of the Cattaraugus Reservation of the Seneca.
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  • 2. Chautauqua Belle Steamboat Mayville New York State
    Chautauqua Lake is located entirely within Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The lake is approximately 17 miles long and two miles wide at its greatest width. The surface area is approximately 13,000 acres . The maximum depth is about 78 feet . The shoreline is about 41.1 miles of which all but 2.6 mi are privately owned. The lake's name comes from the now-extinct Erie language. Because the Erie people were defeated in the Beaver Wars before a comprehensive study of their language could be made, its meaning remains unknown and a source of speculation, with two longstanding folk translations being “bag tied in the middle” and “place where fish are taken out.” A Seneca legend, dating at least to the days of Seneca diplomat John Cornplanter Abeel, attests to the Chautauqua h...
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