“Chester, Ohio”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

Chester was platted in about 1822 as the original seat of Meigs County.^[3] The county seat was removed to Pomeroy in 1841.^[4] The Old Meigs County Courthouse still stands in Chester and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[5] A post office has been in operation at Chester since 1823.^[6]

Education

Public education in the community of Chester is provided by the Eastern Local School District. Campuses serving the community include Eastern Elementary School (Grades K-8) and Eastern High School (Grades 9-12).

Notable people

Noted American author Ambrose Bierce was born just downstream of Chester in the Shade River valley.

References

1. ^{{cite book| title= Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer |year=1991 |publisher= DeLorme |location=Yarmouth, Me. |isbn= 0-89933-233-1 |pages= 80}}
2. ^Zip Code Lookup {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010053811/http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=45720 |date=October 10, 2007 }}
3. ^{{cite book|last1=Pickens |first1=Jordan D.|last2=Tribe|first2=Ivan M.|title=Meigs County|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q9zlAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA7|date=10 March 2014|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=978-1-4671-1134-8|page=7}}
4. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.chestercourthouse.com/restoration.htm | title=Courthouse Building Restoration | publisher=Chester Shade Historical Association | accessdate=12 December 2015}}
5. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/oh/meigs/state.html | title=OHIO - Meigs County | publisher=nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com | accessdate=12 December 2015}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Meigs |title=Meigs County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=12 December 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222100105/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Meigs |archivedate=22 December 2015 |df= }}