Central Montana

1highline.gifTRAVEL_MT2004-12-22T11:43:0459YVISITOR INFORMATIONhttp://www.centralmontana.comCentral MontanaYLOCAL NEWSPAPERShttp://highline.townnews.comLiberty County Times10000600<DIV class="cityaspfont"><ul class= "fotocolumn"><li class="brewfoto"><IMG SRC="/Pictures/Cities/Chester_TiberDam.JPG" BORDER=0 WIDTH=222 HEIGHT=140 ALIGN=BASELINE>TiberDamPhoto courtesy: Shelby Chamber</li><li class="brewfoto"><IMG SRC="/Pictures/Cities/Chester_Museum.JPG" BORDER=0 WIDTH=222 HEIGHT=140 ALIGN=BASELINE>Liberty County Museum</li><li class="brewfoto"><IMG SRC="/Pictures/Cities/Chester_LewisOverlook.JPG" BORDER=0 WIDTH=222 HEIGHT=140 ALIGN=BASELINE>Lewis Overlook</li></ul> Chester, on the Hi-Line 57 miles west of Havre, is the county seat of Liberty County. The name was chosen by the first telegraph operator there in honor of his hometown in Pennsylvania. Chester is located on the banks of Cottonwood Creek at the place where ranches in the 1880s paused to rest on the long drive to the railhead at Minot, North Dakota before the Great Northern Railroad was built. (from Cheney's Names on the Face of Montana, Mountain Press Publishing Company) When the Great Northern Railroad arrived in 1907, the whole town was forced to move to the south side of the tracks in order to straighten a bend in the tracks.Chester offers plenty of recreation in this northern town with an elevation of 3,283 feet. <a href="/categories/moreinfo.asp?SiteID=1&IDRRecordID=1977">Lake Elwell and Tiber Dam</a> (Tiber Reservoir), located on the Marias River, offer camping, boating and fishing opportunities. While in town explore the <a href="/categories/moreinfo.asp?IDRRecordID=3111&siteid=1">Liberty County Museum</a> and <a href="/categories/moreinfo.asp?IDRRecordID=11668&siteid=1">Liberty Village Arts Center and Gallery</a> for area history and culture.<map name="nearbycities"><area shape="rect" alt="Whitlash, Montana" coords="69,5,109,28" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=357"><area shape="rect" alt="Sunburst, Montana" coords="8,10,53,28" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=322"><area shape="rect" alt="Oilmont, Montana" coords="21,46,61,65" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=242"><area shape="rect" alt="Shelby, Montana" coords="10,90,64,123" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=304"><area shape="rect" alt="Galata, Montana" coords="67,84,90,105" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=131"><area shape="rect" alt="Ledger, Montana" coords="15,132,56,147" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=196"><area shape="rect" alt="Conrad, Montana" coords="6,148,70,167" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=73"><area shape="rect" alt="Brady, Montana" coords="8,168,46,182" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=39"><area shape="rect" alt="Lothair, Montana" coords="92,89,115,103" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=209"><area shape="rect" alt="Virgelle, Montana" coords="202,178,246,192" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=344"><area shape="rect" alt="Dutton, Montana" coords="4,204,35,221" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=98"><area shape="rect" alt="Power, Montana" coords="5,225,36,242" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=264"><area shape="rect" alt="Loma, Montana" coords="179,193,216,205" href="/categorie626130CHESTERRUSSELL497Tiber Reservoir Recreation Area11086MX Motel11976Island Area Campground11977Tiber Dam-Lake Elwell11978North Bootlegger Campground11979Sanford Park Campground11980South Bootlegger Campground11982Willow Creek Campground12011Fresno Reservoir Campground12013Kiehns Bay Campground12014Kremlin Campground12288Liberty County Chamber of Commerce13111Liberty County Museum13942Nelson Reservoir114548The Great Northern B&B115247Chester Summer Market116288Lewis and Clark Overlook116428Grand Bar & Eatery118422VFW Campground118819The Westland Suite119527Glacier Meadow Cabin #1119528Glacier Meadow Cabin #2121794The Homestead1MT59522