Chester in Orange County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Welcome to Chester

Photographed by Clifton Patrick, March 21, 2010

1. Welcome to Chester Marker

Inscription.
Home of Neufchatel Cheese
Birthplace of Hambletonian
Progenitor of Trotters

Erected 1997 by Town Historian.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Sports.

Location. 41° 20.905′ N, 74° 14.032′ W. Marker is in Chester, New York, in Orange County. It is on New York State Route 17M 1.9 miles west of Craigville Road (County Route 51), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1238 State Highway 17M, Chester NY 10918, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Hudson Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

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3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Goose Pond Mountain Area (within shouting distance of this marker); Greycourt - Orange Co., N.Y. (approx. 1.4 miles away); Roscoe W. Smith (approx. 1.8 miles away); Pine Hill Farm (approx. 2.1 miles away); Site of Cromline House (approx. 2.1 miles away); Chester, New York (approx. 2.1 miles away); 1915 Chester Depot (approx. 2.1 miles away); a different marker also named Welcome to Chester (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chester.

More about this marker. This is one of five similar markers originally planned for the Town of Chester boundary along the principal roadways entering Chester. See the list and map of all markers in Chester.

Also see . . .
1. Town of Chester website. (Submitted on March 24, 2010, by Clifton Patrick of Chester, NY, United States.)
2. Neufchaltel Cheese - Wikipedia. (Submitted on March 24, 2010, by Clifton Patrick of Chester, NY, United States.)
3. The Hambletonian - Wikipedia. (Submitted on March 24, 2010, by Clifton Patrick of Chester, NY, United States.)

Photographed by Clifton Patrick, October 16, 2026

2. Welcome to Chester Marker

Photographed by Clifton Patrick, October 16, 2026

3. Welcome to Chester Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2010, by Clifton Patrick of Chester, NY, United States. This page has been viewed 893 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 21, 2010, by Clifton Patrick of Chester, NY, United States. 2, 3. submitted on October 16, 2026. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.