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This rare yearbook collection from Chester High School in Chester, Vermont is a must-have for any collector of historical memorabilia. The collection includes yearbooks from 1960 to 1963, providing a glimpse into the past of the school and the town.
The theme of the collection is centered around elementary and high schools, making it a perfect addition to any collection of teaching and education materials. This item is sure to be a prized possession for anyone interested in the history of education in the United States.
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Chester is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 3,005 at the 2020 census.
The town was originally chartered by New Hampshire Governor Benning Wentworth as Flamstead in 1754.[4] The terms of the charter were not met and the town was re-chartered as New Flamstead in 1761.[5] In 1766, a patent was issued by New York that changed the name of the town to Chester, after George Augustus Frederick, the Earl of Chester and the eldest son of King George III.[6][7] Later, the governing authority of Chester reverted to the 1761 charter by an act of the Vermont legislature, although it left the name "Chester" in place. 2011 was thus the 250th anniversary of the town.
Annual cultural events
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Chester hosts The Chester Fall Festival on the Green in September,[13][14] and the Winter Carnival in is famous for its Stone Village Historic District and Chester Village Historic District. Both districts are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.[16] The Stone Village section is located along Vermont Route 103 in North Chester, across the Williams River from Chester Center. It is known for the many houses made of local granite. The Chester Factory Village has homes that were built between 1750 and 1924, and includes Victorian, Colonial Revival and Federal style architecture. Both areas are popular tourist destinations.[17]
Registered historic sites:
Chester Village Historic District – Roughly bounded by Lovers Lane Brook, Maple St., Williams River, Middle Branch & Lovers Lane (added September 8, 1985)
Greenwood House – VT 103 (added December 1, 1985)
Jeffrey House – North St. (added July 13, 1974)
Stone Village Historic District – Both sides of VT 103 (added June 17, 1974)
Notable people from Chester
Clarence Adams, politician and serial burglar[20]
Robert Alden (a.k.a. Edwin Hyde Alden), clergyman commemorated in the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder[21]
Melvin Baldwin, U.S. Representative from Minnesota.[22]
Fernando C. Beaman, US congressman from Michigan[23]
Paul Bremer, Director of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance for Iraq[24]
Thomas Chandler Jr., a founder of Chester who served as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives and was Vermont's first Secretary of State[25]
John Royston Coleman, president of Haverford College[26]
Donald J. Cram, Nobel Prize for Chemistry, 1987[27]
Anna Dewdney, children's book author; lived in Chester until her death in September 2016[28]
Franklin Edson, mayor of New York City[29]
Merritt A. Edson, Marine Corps general[30]
James Robinson Graves, Baptist preacher, publisher, and author[31]
Albert David Hager, geologist, historian, and librarian[32]
Albert W. Harvey, United States Marshal for the District of Vermont[33]
Hugh H. Henry, United States Marshal for Vermont[34]
Aaron Leland, Lieutenant Governor of Vermont[35]
Thomas B. Marsh, Latter Day Saint leader, original member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles[36]
Hannah Maynard Thompson Pickard (1812–1844), school teacher, preceptress, author[37]
Waitstill R. Ranney, Lieutenant Governor of Vermont[38]
Charles B. Stoughton, Union Army officer who attained the rank of brigadier general by brevet[39]
A season 4 episode of the Discovery Channel series A Haunting, called Echos of the Past, takes place in Chester in 2005–2006.
