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 CHESTER ~ Town Hall - Chester MA Posted by:  nomadwillie
N 42° 16.805 W 072° 58.960
18T E 666339 N 4682844
The Town Hall was built by the WPA work forces in 1936, and Dedication Ceremony took place January 12, 1937.
Waymark Code: WM16168
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 04/11/2022
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CHESTER, 28.9 m. (town, alt. 601, pop. 1363, sett. 1760, incorp. 1765), was incorporated as Murrayfield, in honor of John Murray, treasurer of the proprietors. Ten years later the citizens voted to change the name, apparently as a result of his Tory sympathies. When Murray left the country in 1778, he was forbidden to return. Agriculture, including the production of maple sugar from 1800 trees, and the mining of mica, emery, and corundum have been the chief occupations of the people. The granite quarries are less important than formerly.
Beyond (W) the Town Hall is a high promontory called Big Rock, providing a good view; here are the entrances to some of the old emery mines. The Hamilton Emery and Corundum Company Plant (open by permission), Middlefield Rd., is one of the oldest and most important manufacturers of emery in the country. It also refines Turkish and Naxos ore.
American-Guide-Series - Massachusetts: a Guide to its Places and People, p.480
Having traveled thru Chester many times it appears the town has been frozen in time. There are no new homes built along US20, all seem to have been built before the 1940's. Population is under 1300. The Town Hall was built by the WPA work forces in 1936, and Dedication Ceremony took place January 12, 1937.
Book: Massachusetts
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 480
Year Originally Published: 1937
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