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Ser. 5. National Community Foundation and Oglebay Park and Institute

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The National Community Foundation was founded in 1927 to preserve the mission of the lyceum and Chautauqua through an endowment fund to promote popular education and cultural enrichment. It was discontinued in 1930.

Paul Pearson became involved with the Oglebay Park and Institute in 1930 on the request of Crispin Oglebay to review the educational/recreation plan for the Park. Located outside Wheeling, West Virginia, the Park is a self supporting...
municipal park located on a property bequeathed by Earl W. Oglebay to the city of Wheeling for public recreation.

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