tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771135566513514004.post6323637146640945851..comments2023-10-24T07:28:19.958-07:00Comments on Rock Springs Park: Who Named Chester and When Was It Founded?Joseph A. Commhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13223825044515120953noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771135566513514004.post-26805494503989173682013-11-03T20:30:05.746-08:002013-11-03T20:30:05.746-08:00Another possibility you may consider is that the o...Another possibility you may consider is that the original city of Liverpool, England has the attractive Roman City of Chester located a few miles to its South across the River Mersey, a wide river like the Ohio. I see there are also places nearby in WV that contain the names of the City of Manchester and the County of Cumberland (now called Cumbria). All four of these are very prominent places in the North West of England – so being from Britain (and born between Liverpool and Chester) the idea that they took the name from the City just to the south of Liverpool in England seemed the most likely explanation to me.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03085243256172685310noreply@blogger.com