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Carnation Festival rooted in Chautauqua Movement

by Alliance Historical Society | Aug 10, 2021 | Alliance Review, Events, Historic facts

by Jack Weber Long before there was a festival celebrating Alliance as the Carnation City, there was the annual weeklong Chautauqua. Usually held in late July or early August in the early part of the 20th century, residents from throughout the area would flock to the...

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