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Hackmatack Inn

A colour post card showing a large three section reddish building with a green roof perched on a hill top overlooking the Back Harbour, Chester, known as the Hackmatack Inn. A veranda runs along the front of two sections of the building and tennis courts are visible in the foreground. This was one of the large hotels that received water from Hawboldt Gas Engines and its developer Mr. Keasby was one of the original investors in the project.

Chester Municipal Heritage Society

A colour post card showing a large three section reddish building with a green roof perched on a hill top overlooking the Back Harbour, Chester, known as the Hackmatack Inn. A veranda runs along the front of two sections of the building and tennis courts are visible in the foreground. This was one of the large hotels that received water from Hawboldt Gas Engines and its developer Mr. Keasby was one of the original investors in the project.

Hackmatack Inn

The Hackmatack Inn, one of several large hotels in Chester that used the Hawboldt water system through the summer months. Mr. Keasby, the owner was one of the proponents and backers in the development of the water system.