The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Chester was laid out in 1905, and named after Chester Township.
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Be one of the first
Start Chester’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Chester’s history is told.
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Chester, decade by decade
Before
2000
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
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 Armour Historic District in Armour, 3.5 miles away.
Chester and the nearest listed places
Dashed line = Chester. Tap a dot.
How a place gets listed
1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Armour Historic District’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Chester?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Chester’s story, or a memory of it.
📷 Add a photo of an old placeNational Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.