Chester’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Chester. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town was founded and named by two settlers, one from Chester, Vermont, and another from Chester, Missouri. The Chester post office opened in 1894 and moved in 1908.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Chester’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Chester’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewAlmanor RR western portion route, 1956: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Chester
See all 1 →Chester, decade by decade
1980s
Nothing in Chester is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Chester has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Mount Harkness Fire Lookout in Warner Valley, 9.7 miles away.
Chester and the nearest listed places
Closest to Chester
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Almanor RR western portion route (1956) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.