Chester High School postcard. The school was located on Oakland Ave., built in 1906 after the fire that consumed the 1842 Chester Academy.
This building was later destroyed by fire in 1948, when owned Chester Cable Corp.
Newspaper clipping relates an early history of the fresh milk dairy industry. Believe written by Edward Harold Mott, famed author of “Between the Ocean and the Lakes; The Story of Erie.”
Newspaper article about the arson trial resulting from the investigation following the disastrous fire of July 5, 1877 that consumed much of downtown Chester.
Map depicts the Town of Prattsville, located in the western portion of Greene County, New York. The Town is located in the northern region of the Catskill Mountains. Maps for the Village of Prattsville and the Village of Ashland are inset.
This image captures three separate photographs that show a smoldering boat. The image on the top left shows a small boat which has smoke rising from it. The cabin of the boat has been consumed by fire. The boat is partially on the shore and...
