Historical Images of Porter County

Chester's Camp, U.S. 12
Tremont, Indiana

Date: Circa 1939
Source Type: Postcard
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: DOPS
Postmark: None
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The Chester's Camp was owned and operated by John Chester. The business shown here was located approximately one-half mile east of Tremont along U.S. Route 12 in Westchester Township. Chester had another business, also called Chester's Camp, that operated in Ainsworth, Lake County, Indiana, before he moved it to Tremont in either 1935 or 1936.

John Chester's wife, Emma Mae Chester, died on March 10, 1939. About one month later, on April 12, John would attempt suicide by shooting a .22 caliber bullet that passed through his head above his temples; he would die from the self-inflicted wound on April 16. Newspaper reports indicated that John was depressed after the passing of his wife. Both Emma and John are buried in Chesterton Cemetery.

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