Chester Wv World S Largest Teapot
Being a geocacher and having a sense there was one there i was absolutely right.
Chester wv world s largest teapot. The teapot started its life as a gigantic wooden hogshead barrel for a hire s root beer advertising campaign. Following another round of restorations chester celebrated the first ever world s largest teapot day on august 8th 2015. The chester teapot is the world s largest teapot which measures 14 feet 4 3 m in. The adjacent structure is either the world s largest creamer or the world s second largest teapot.
Moved to chester in 1938 it was originally a barrel advertising hires rootbeer. The teapot was opened to sell concessions for the first time in almost 50 years. Worlds largest teapot is a restaurant in chester. The chester teapot is billed as the world s largest teapot which measures 14 feet 4 3 m in height by 14 feet 4 3 m in diameter.
86 likes 489 were here. Its current location is on the former site of a popular amusement park rock springs park 1897 1970 off an onramp along u s. 1 092 likes 5 talking about this. The world s largest teapot chester west virginia.
West virginia wv chester. Plan your road trip to worlds largest teapot in wv with roadtrippers. And it didn t celebrate the landmark alone. Yes i felt like clark griswald saying that.
C mon kids just an hour away to see the worlds largest teapot. History of the world s largest teapot 1938. Visiting family in wv for the holidays and. The world s largest teapot is located in chester wv along america s first coast to coast road the lincoln highway now us route 30.
In 1938 it was bought by william babe devon who brought it to chester added the spout lid and handle and converted it into the world s largest teapot. Highway 30 in the city of chester in hancock county west virginia. Devon was a booster of the region s then vibrant pottery industry and used the teapot to sell teapots as well as snacks and souvenirs. In july of 2015 a small creamer was installed beside the teapot.
Things to do in chester. The big teapot is doing well. Behind the creamer teapot is a house with a terraced lawn formerly occupied by the owner of rock springs park which was at the current teapot rt.