Chester in Plumas County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Chester Library

1928

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 1, 2012

1. Chester Library Marker

Inscription. Started in 1928 with land donated by Edith Martin. Logs given by Red River Lumber Co. were floated down the Feather River. It was erected in a few days in an old fashion barn raising in 1929, with the women feeding everyone. Chester had benefits for books and supplies. On 8-17-28, one benefit was a gypsy dance. Early on the library served as a classroom. It is now the only log cabin library in the state. Mrs. Stover was the first librarian when it opened in 1929. The building has given countless hours of enjoyment and education to the folks of Chester, helping to spawn the imagination of the youth and renew that of the old.

Erected 2002 by E Clampus Vitus, Las Plumas del Oro Chapter No. 8, Vigilante Outpost No. 1911.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.

Location. 40° 18.594′ N, 121° 13.639′ W. Marker is in Chester, California, in Plumas County. It can be reached from First Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 220 First Avenue, Chester CA 96020, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Shasta Cascade

and in the Sierra Nevada.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Cascade Range,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: In Memory of the Lumberjack (within shouting distance of this

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marker); Olde Towne Corner Store (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Char's Beauty Salon (about 600 feet away); Mt. Lassen Club (about 700 feet away); Chester Veterans Memorial Plaza (approx. ¼ mile away); Rainbow Lodge (approx. ¼ mile away); Dave Stratford 1945 – 2001 (approx. half a mile away); "Dinky" (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chester.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer

2. Chester Library Marker

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 1, 2012

3. Chester Library Marker

The marker is to the right of the entrance.

Chester Library image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 1, 2012

4. Chester Library

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 547 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 24, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.