The Chester and Becket Layout is coming home to Chester! The Chester Granite and Polishing Works will soon (Spring 2027) include a Granite Museum, not one but two buildings to house the history of the “Granite Line” replica operating Railroad layout from our friends at the Amherst Railway Society, artifacts and everything “Chester Blue Granite”. 

Please support the Hilltown History historical preservation by donating..we thank all of our volunteers who work so hard on the historic historical uncovering of the Chester Granite and Polishing Works in Chester Factory Village.

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