Chautauqua County Firsts

First gas well in the world was constructed in Fredonia.

Lilly Dale is the largest Spiritualist community in the world.

The Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle is the oldest continuous book club in America.

The Gery Rodeo, held annually in August, is the longest continuous running rodeo East of the Mississippi.

Clifstar, headquartered in Dunkirk, is the largest private label juice manufacturer in the world.

The first Grange (No. 1) was chartered in Fredonia.

The Women’s Christian Temperance Union, the eventual force behind prohibition, was organized in 1873 in Fredonia.