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Chautauqua, county, extreme southwestern New York state, U.S., bordered by Lake Erie to the north and Pennsylvania to the west and south. A band of lowlands along Lake Erie rises to rolling hills that surround Chautauqua Lake in the interior. The county is drained by French, Cassadaga, and Conewango creeks. The major forest types are sugar maple, beech, and oak, with stands of elm and red maple in lowland regions. Recreational areas include Lake Erie and Long Point state parks. Indians native to the region when Dutch and English traders arrived were Iroquoian-speaking Erie. The State University of New York ...(100 of 210 words)

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