Waseca County Chautauqua Association Records

Name/Title

Waseca County Chautauqua Association Records

Entry/Object ID

1.87.219 b

Scope and Content

Letter from Maplewood Park Association per James Quirk, Pres. with account statement of Waseca Assembly for season of 1895. Formed in 1883 as the Waseca Chautauqua Assembly; stock was sold and Maplewood Park became one of the finest resorts in the state; never a financial success it brought many visitors and nationally known speakers to Waseca's Maplewood Park, and continued into the 1920s. Subscriptions were sold. There was a hotel, water slide, cottages and tent platforms. Later Chautauquas were held at Trowbridge Park in Waseca. Number of sheets: 3

Cataloged By

Legacy Archives Import

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Class

Documentary Artifact

Category

Communication Artifacts

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

Nov 19, 1895

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

April 14, 2009

Update Date

November 21, 2024