Chester, Ohio

[3] Chester was platted in about 1822 as the original seat of Meigs County.

[5] The Old Meigs County Courthouse still stands in Chester and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[7] Public education in the community of Chester is provided by the Eastern Local School District.

Noted American author Ambrose Bierce was born just downstream of Chester in the Shade River valley.

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