Chestertown is a

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of the

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Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

, in

Warren County, New York Warren County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,737. The county seat is Queensbury. The county is named in honor of General Joseph Warren, an American Revolutionary War hero of the Battl ...

, United States. It is located by the junction of Route 8 and

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, in the

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. The population was 677 at the 2010 census, which lists the community as a

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History

The community was founded in 1799 by New Englanders who built mills along its creeks. The first settlement was established around 1790 and was called ''Chester Four Corners.'' The Chestertown Historic District was added to the

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in 1977.

Geography

Chestertown is located at (43.6525664, -73.8009597) and its

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is . The ZIP code is 12817 and it is in the

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. The nearest city is

Glens Falls Glens Falls is a city in Warren County, New York, United States and is the central city of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 14,700 at the 2010 census. The name was given by Colonel Johannes Glen, the falls refe ...

. According to the

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, Chestertown has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Demographics

Education

Children from Chestertown, along with children from the neighboring communities of Adirondack, Brant Lake and Pottersville, attend North Warren Central School.

Community and economy

The old school in the center of the village was transformed into the community center, with public library, town hall and Sheriff's office. There are also a theater and a medical center in the town. Main Street (

) is lined with many stores, including

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. There are several hotels in the area. The town has one public beach at Loon Lake. Peckham Materials Corp., a manufacturer of asphalt and crushed stone, operates a large quarry at the southern end of the town. Lincoln Logs Ltd., a manufacturer of log, timber, and cedar homes, which operates a large mill near the junction of Route 8 and U.S. Route 9.

Religion

There are three churches in the center of Chestertown: the St. John the Baptist

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Church of the St. Isaac Jogues Parish Community, the Community

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Church, and the Faith Bible Church. There are also many other churches in the area.

Lakes

There are three lakes in Chestertown, Friends Lake, Loon Lake, and Forest Lake. Friends and Loon Lakes are surrounded by vacation homes. Forest Lake is privately owned by

Forest Lake Camp Forest Lake Camp (FLC) is a summer camp located just north of Lake George, in the Southern Adirondack Mountains of New York. History "Forest Lake Camp for Boys" was opened as a boys-only camp in 1926 by Harold T. Confer, who was the athletic d ...

- a traditional overnight summer camp since 1926.

Gallery

Image:Chester Four Corners, Chestertown, NY.JPG, Junction in the town centre called Chester Four Corners Image:Chestertown NY post office.JPG, Chestertown Post office Image:Town Hall Chestertown NY.JPG, Town of Chester town hall Image:Church in Chestertown NY.JPG, Catholic Church Image:Main Street Chestertown NY looking south.JPG, Main Street looking south Image:Chester Inn, Chestertown NY.JPG, Chester Inn Image:Main St in Chestertown NY.JPG, Restaurant in Main St Image:Main St Chestertown NY.jpg, Church in Main St, south of main junction

References

External links

Town of Chester, NY

North Warren Chamber of Commerce

Adirondack Northway Towns

North Warren Central School

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