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Merom Bluff Chautauqua, 1905-1936

Location: Merom Bluff Park overlooking Wabash River near pavilion, Merom. (Sullivan County, Indiana)

Erected by the Merom Improvement Association 1989

ID# : 77.1989.2

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Organized nationally to bring culture to rural communities, Merom's 10 day religious and educational event featured concerts, debates, plays, and lectures. Carrie Nation, William Jennings Bryan, William H. Taft, Warren Harding, and Billy Sunday were among the speakers here.

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