Monkey-brained Musings
Saturday, February 26, 2005
Where Chester?
While at school in New York, as I traveled through Westchester, Eastchester, and Portchester, I used to wonder, "Where's Chester?" I knew that the names had been imported from England, but I never knew their origin. Well, I recently learned that "chester" is the Saxon word for "castle" and that Port was a Saxon chief.
While at school in New York, as I traveled through Westchester, Eastchester, and Portchester, I used to wonder, "Where's Chester?" I knew that the names had been imported from England, but I never knew their origin. Well, I recently learned that "chester" is the Saxon word for "castle" and that Port was a Saxon chief.
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