Quarry Farm, Elmira, New York

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Quarry Farm in Elmira, New York is a historic hilltop home best known as the summer retreat where Mark Twain, staying with his in-laws the Clemens family, wrote many of his most famous works.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic house
literary landmark
associatedWith Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
category Mark Twain-related location
historic sites in Chemung County, New York
country United States
eraOfProminence late 19th century
familyConnection Clemens family
in-laws of Mark Twain
hasSignificance 19th-century American literature
American literary history
knownFor association with Mark Twain’s writing
being Mark Twain’s summer retreat
locatedIn Chemung County, New York NERFINISHED
Elmira, New York
New York (state)
near Elmira College
Mark Twain Study (Elmira)
notableResident Mark Twain
ownedBy Clemens family
partOf Mark Twain heritage sites in Elmira
region Northeastern United States
situatedOn hilltop
state New York
use summer residence
writing retreat
usedBy Mark Twain

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Langdon family ("Quarry Farm, near Elmira, New York")
associatedPlace
Clemens family
connectedTo

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