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Chester (formerly Big Meadows) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plumas County, California, United States. [2] Chester is located on Lake Almanor , 30 miles (48.3 km) north-northwest of Quincy . [ 3 ]
USS Chester (CL/CA-27), a Northampton-class cruiser, was the second ship of the United States Navy named after the city of Chester, Pennsylvania.
Rogers Field is near Chester; in addition to its civil-aviation role it also serves as the Chester Air Attack Base, a logistical and coordination facility for the California Department of Forestry's aerial firefighting (both fixed-wing and helicopter). Resources include fueling, retardant loading, communications, and some quartering for aircrew ...
Westchester began the 20th century as an agricultural area, growing a wide variety of crops in the dry, farming-friendly climate. The rapid development of the aerospace industry near Mines Field (as the Los Angeles Airport was then known), the move of then Loyola University to the area in 1928, and population growth in Los Angeles as a whole created a demand for housing in the area.
Western section of route in 1956. The Almanor Railroad (reporting mark AL) was a Class III short-line railroad operating in Northern California, USA.It was owned by Collins Pine Company, a division of The Collins Companies and annually hauled approximately 300 carloads of timber and lumber products generated at the mill.
USS Chester (CL-1), was a light cruiser in service from 1908 to 1921. USS Chester (CA-27) , was a heavy cruiser commissioned in 1930, in use throughout World War II, and decommissioned in 1946. List of ships with the same or similar names
Rogers Field (FAA LID: O05) is a public airport bordering the southwest of the town of Chester, serving Plumas County, California, United States.It has two runways (only one of which is still opened and maintained, however) and is mostly used for general aviation and USFS/CDF access.
The three Chester-class cruisers were the first United States Navy vessels to be designed and designated as fast "scout cruisers" for fleet reconnaissance. They had high speed but little armor or armament. [2] They were authorized in January 1904, ordered in fiscal year 1905, and completed in 1908.