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	Earmuff History - Invention of Earmuffs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Chester s ears itched fiercely at the touch of wool, so the everyday muffler most kids wrapped about their heads was out of the question.
		To shield his ears, Chester decided on a combination of beaver fur on the outside and fl velvet for the surface against the ear.
		Chester Greenwood Day shall commemorate and honor Chester Greenwood, whose inventive genius and native ability, which contributed much to the enjoyment of Maine's winter season, marked him as one of Maine's outstanding citizens.
	www.ideafinder.com /history/inventions/story091.htm (1157 words)

	White House Inn Bangor - About Maine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Maine boasts 6,000 lakes and ponds, 32,000 miles of rivers and streams, 17 million acres of forestland, 3,478 beautiful miles of coastline, and 2,000 islands.
		Maine is about 320 miles long and 210 miles wide, with a total of 33,215 square miles—about as big as the other five New England states combined.
		Maine is internationally famed for its shellfish, averaging nearly 40 million pounds of lobster harvested annually.
	www.whitehouseinnbangor.com /attractions/maine.htm (348 words)

	Chester
		Chester is the county town of Cheshire in the north-west of England, close to the border with Wales.
		Chester continued to deal with its loss of trade throughout the centuries, and in the 1640s English Civil War the Battle of Rowton Moor occurred in nearby meadows, where the Parliamentary Forces crushed the Royalist loyal Cavaliers.
		Chester has a railway station to the North East of the town centre with an impressive italianate frontage of 1848, though the interior is somewhat dilapidated.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.com /Ch/Chester.html (10829 words)

	Meet... John Chester
		The 2002 annual town report was dedicated to Chester in recognition of his service to the community, which included serving on the Community Center building committee, representative the town on the Maine Yankee Decommissioning Committee, town constable and budget committee member.
		Chester had an interesting professional career in law enforcement for 28 years, including 21 years with the Maine State Police.
		Chester is known for his freelance writing for local newspapers, doing human-interest stories and articles on historical landmarks.
	www.wiscassetnewspaper.maine.com /2003-10-16/meet_john_chester.html (800 words)

	Decommissioning Project Will Use Up To 400 Workers
		Maine Yankee Public and Governmental Affairs Director Eric Howes said the workers are clearing away a few small buildings around the outside of the main plant to make room for trucks to maneuver.
		It is generally agreed, Chester said, that two years after shut down is the critical delay period necessary for this to no longer be a threat, and Maine Yankee has been safely shut down for that length of time.
		Chester told the Selectmen that he recently toured the Maine Yankee plant and "found the progress and safety of the decommissioning project to be excellent for the protection of the workers and our community.''
	wiscassetnewspaper.maine.com /1999-02-04/maine_yankee.html (440 words)

	History of Chester, Maine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Chester is situated on the west bank of the Penobscot River, near the middle of Penobscot County, and 56 miles N.N.E. of Bangor.
		Chester has six public schoolhouses, valued, with other school property, at $600.
		The rate of taxation in the latter year was 21 mills on the dollar.
	history.rays-place.com /me/chester-me.htm (261 words)

	Earmuffs \| Chester Greenwood \| Kid \| Invention \| Warm \| Girl \| Fur \| Fleece (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		It was March of 1873 and Chester was testing out a new pair of ice skates.
		The town of Farmington, Maine, where Chester was born, has an annual holiday to honor the inventor.
		December 21st is Chester Greenwood Day and people all over the State of Maine join in the celebration.
	www.kidzworld.com /site/p880.htm (279 words)

	chester - Ask.com Web Search
		Chester is the county town of Cheshire in North West England.
		It is the main settlement in the City of Chester local government district.
		The Chester River is a tributary of the...
	search.ask.com /web?q=chester (362 words)

	All Things Maine
		The barn is currently used for storage of historic and modern-day farm and garden implements, carts, wagons, sleighs, maple syrup-making gear, lumber and for hay (which is sold throughout the winter).
		The Catalogue of the Maine State Library, 1850 may be read online at Google Books.
		A Master Maine Guide, Krepner and fellow paddlers Ron Canter and Randy Mardres recently charted a network of ancient waterways, stretching from Old Forge on the Fulton Lakes in New York to Fort Kent on the St. John River in Northern Maine, waterways that once carried native peoples and later explorers.
	allthingsmaine.blogspot.com /index.html (832 words)

	Penobscot County, Chester Maine, USA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Chester was first known as Township Number One, Range 8.
		It is located on the west bank of the Penobscot River opposite the towns of Lincoln and Winn, 56 miles northeast of Bangor.
		Chester sent 32 men to the Civil War of whom 11 were lost.
	www.rootsweb.com /~mepenobs/chester.htm (180 words)

	December 1 - Chester Greenwood Day, Farmington, Maine
		Chester, in case you didn't know, invented earmuffs, so in his honor Farmington, where earmuffs have doubtless saved dozens of ears, has an annual earmuff-themed parade with flag raising.
		December 21st of each year shall be designated as Chester Greenwood Day and the Governor shall annually issue a proclamation inviting and urging the people of the State of Maine to observe this day in suitable places with appropriate ceremony and activity.
		It has the University of Maine at Farmington and is just minutes from two excellent ski areas.
	www.goatview.com /december1.htm (448 words)

	Maine Office of Tourism - Travel Articles
		At the parade, earmuffs will abound as they hang alongside the holiday wreaths on the light poles, wrap their way around the sheriff’s car, and keep the ears of everyone from kids to canines covered.
		“Chester Greenwood’s leadership, inventiveness and efforts to help the community are something for us all to be proud of.
		Bull says she didn’t understand the far reaches of earmuffs until she was watching the Winter Olympics in Japan in 1998.
	www.visitmaine.com /article/at_chester_greenwood_day_its (503 words)

	The American Way - Osher Map Library
		Yet Baxter persevered and parcel by parcel, despite the attendant legal complications, he grew a park.
		This series of Maine Official Highway maps traces the evolution of the park from before its existence [130] to the present.
		Baxter Park is larger than ever in the 2000 map, with the appearance of recent purchases of public reserve land, notably the Allagash Wilderness Waterway [135].
	www.usm.maine.edu /~maps/exhibit9/baxter.html (254 words)

	Penobscot County, Chester Maine, USA, Settlers
		Second settler in Chester was Moses Babcock from Paris, ME who settled on the lot where the family of Joseph Clukey lived for many years.
		Others coming to Chester in 1824 were John Brown, Charles Brown and Moses Brown from Montville, ME. Another family who settled in Chester James Scott, [some genealogial info available to be added] who came with his wife Joan Hanson and their 11 Children from New Brunswick.
		He was sent to Chester by the Domestic Missionary Society of the Penobscot yearly meeting on or before 1848, to be Pastor of the Free-Will-Baptist Church.
	www.rootsweb.com /~mepenobs/chester_1stsett.htm (862 words)

	Chester County Antiques Show: Maine Antique Digest, May 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		At the Chester County Historical Society Antiques Show on Sunday, March 15 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, there was a good assortment of furniture, pottery, textiles, metalwork, and some good stories about what had sold at the preview on Friday and what the big crowd on Saturday took home.
		The 16th Chester County show was solid, with plenty of Pennsylvania furniture.
		A large contingent comes from the Philadelphia area, especially the Main Line, and from Wilmington and Baltimore, and even from as far south as Virginia.
	www.maineantiquedigest.com /articles/ches0598.htm (561 words)

	Chester bed and breakfast & inns. Find the perfect Chester B&B lodging on BedandBreakfast.com.
		Quail Hollow Inn - Chester, VT The Quail Hollow Inn offers a relaxing atmosphere with many amenities of home.
		The Inn at Cranberry Farm - Chester, VT A four season post and beam inn set on 60 acres with 14 guestrooms including 3 luxury suites....
		Inn Victoria - Chester, VT When the Vermont Green Mountain Guide called Inn Victoria “The most romantic inn in Southern...
	www.bedandbreakfast.com /chester-vermont.html (175 words)

	Chester Forest Products Home Page
		MULCH OR Chester Forest Products is a fully-integrated and complimentary hemlock sawmill, planer mill, chipping facility and mulch operation.
		Chester Forest Products in located in central Maine, 50 miles north of Bangor and 30 miles south of majestic Mount Katahdin.
		Maine to locations up and down the Eastern Seaboard.
	www.chesterforestproducts.com (290 words)

	Welcome to Chester Public Library, Chester, CT.
		The Library staff look forward to assisting you at the Chester Library, whether you have a reference question, are looking for a good read, or want to settle in for the evening with an interesting movie.
		Linda came to Chester Library as Head Librarian in 2002 and to her fall the pleasures of selecting books and other library materials, working with the Library Board of Directors in planning for the library’s future and acting as liaison to the Friends of Chester Library.
		She is Vice President of the Chester Historical Society, serves on the Chester Land Trust Board, is past president of the New England History Teachers Association and Connecticut Council for the Social Studies, and continues to serve on many National Social Studies committees.
	www.chesterct.com /Library/index.htm (585 words)

	Chester College of New England · Fine Arts · Graphic Design · Photography · Creative ...
		Approximately eight miles down the road you will see Chester College of New England on the left.
		When you come to an overhead blinking light in Chester, turn left onto N.H. Route 121.
		© 2006 - Chester College of New England is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and the New Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission.
	www.chestercollege.edu /aboutus.php?pageID=75 (298 words)

	The 24th Annual Chester County Historical Society Antiques Show: Maine Antique Digest, May 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The show was next held at nearby West Chester University prior to moving to the spacious and more convenient QVC Studio Park in 2001.
		With Chester County being one of the fastest-growing counties in the nation, public outreach is very important in teaching new residents about the area's past.
		One of the local stars is longtime dealer H.L. Chalfant of West Chester, who has been exhibiting at the show since its inception in 1983.
	www.maineantiquedigest.com /articles/may06/chesterco0506.htm (815 words)

	ME Wheelers
		Maine's northern boundary with New Brunswick was settled by a treaty with Great Britain in 1842.
		Annie (b in Paris, Maine May 1877 & d in South Portland, Maine Sept 2, 1972) was a life long member of the South Paris Grange.
		WHEELER to Chester, Maine (1800) and Wilton, Maine (1820-1840).
	www.zianet.com /wheelerwc/otherwhe/Maine.html (1417 words)

	Chester (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chester is the name of a large number of places, people, and things in the world, from Old English ceastre, city, ultimately from Latin castra, camp.
		City of Chester, local government area containing the town of Chester
		Chester is a prison slang term for a child molester
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chester_(disambiguation) (221 words)

	Belle Mortgage LLC - Chester Maine, ME Mortgages and Home Loans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Chester Maine Mortgages & Home Loans: The Chester ME resource for ME Mortgages, Home Loans, Real Estate loans, financing, refinancing & interest rates.
		Located conveniently near Chester ME, we're a local, family owned Mortgage Company serving all of your Real Estate financing and home loan needs in and around Chester Maine.
		Allow a Belle Mortgage Professional in the Chester ME area walk you through the process.
	www.bellemortgage.com /chesterME.htm (247 words)

	Chester, Maine ME, town profile (Penobscot County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
		Maine > All counties > Penobscot County > Chester
		Chester is a town in Penobscot County, in the Bangor metro area.
		At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Chester was $14,600, compared with $21,587 nationally.
	www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=2080 (663 words)

	The Kids Hall of Fame
		Chester Greenwood was determined to stay outdoors and test his new pair of ice skates, but the temperature was below zero, and his ears were freezing.
		He tried to keep them warm by wrapping a wool scarf around his head, but it was too bulky and disturbingly itchy.
		Long after his skating buddies were forced indoors, because of nearly frost bitten ears, Chester continued skating.
	www.thekidshalloffame.com /CustomPage8.html (1353 words)

	Maine, Counties Starting With the Letter L to P
		Pick your own in Dresden, the heart of Maine's finest, strawberry growing area.
		We are a small Maine Farm adapted for "pick-your-own" customers.
		This is the same type of standard canner that my grandmother used to make everything from applesauce to jams and jellies to tomato and spaghetti sauce!.
	www.pickyourown.org /MEL2P.htm (1692 words)

	Chester, ME (Penobscot County) - town travel guide - ePodunk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Chester, ME (Penobscot County) - town travel guide - ePodunk
		Maine > All counties > Penobscot County > Chester Town
		Chester is a small community, with a population of 525, in the Down East region
	www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/travInfo.php?locIndex=2080 (196 words)

	CHESTER, MAINE, penobscot County, 04457: Our Maine Towns & Cities: Schools, Homes, government, Census Demographics, and ...
		CHESTER, MAINE, penobscot County, 04457: Our Maine Towns & Cities: Schools, Homes, government, Census Demographics, and more...
		According to the U.S. 2000 Census, CHESTER contained 206 households which contributed a total labor force of 253 with an unemployment rate of 5.5%.
		There were 116 women respresented in the labor force accounting for 46.0% of the total workforce.
	www.bangornews.com /towns/town.cfm?ID=Chester (224 words)

	Portsmouth Herald Obituaries from: Friday, June 20, 2003
		YORK, Maine - Chester H. Young, 85, the eldest son of the late Clifford and Marion Young, died in the early morning hours of Thursday, June 19, 2003.
		He was born July 6, 1917, in York, Maine.
		She was born in Portland, Maine, on January 15, 1917, the daughter of Donato and Concetta (Tedesca) Colello and was a resident of Portsmouth and Stratham for the past 50 years.
	www.seacoastonline.com /2003news/06202003/obituari/35212.htm (1953 words)

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