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Chester, SC - History


We would like to provide the residents of  Chester  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Chester Home page. The Chester Home page provides as much information as possible on Chester. Knowing Chester’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Chester’s Home page, you will also find Chester’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Chester has a population of 5392. 48.5% of Chester’s inhabitants are Male, and 51.5 are female. 33.7% of Chester is married and 51.1% own their own home. The Average Home price is $72,455, and the average rent is $599. Household median income in Chester is $28,750, and the individual median income is $18,842. Chester’s Ethnic is the following: Black(59%), White(40%), Hispanic(0.9%), Multiple(0.6%), Asian(0.4%).


While being transported to Richmond, Virginia, for his trial for treason, former Vice-President Aaron Burr passed through Chester. Burr "flung himself from his horse and cried for a rescue, but the officer commanding the escort seized him, threw him back like a child into the saddle, and marched on." The large stone he stood on has been inscribed and is preserved in the town center, and is known locally as the Aaron Burr Rock. Chester was home to Brainerd Institute, a school for African American children. The Catholic Presbyterian Church, Chester City Hall and Opera House, Chester Historic District, Colvin-Fant-Durham Farm Complex, Fishdam Ford, Kumler Hall, Lewis Inn, and McCollum Mound are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.


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