-Chapter IV- TOWNS, COMMUNITIES, AND MILITIA DISTRICTS (1880-1980)
Businesses in Chatsworth
A complete list of businesses which have existed in Chatsworth is impossible to compile and would fill an entire volume. Countless enterprises have come and gone during the eight decades since the town was born. Many ventures failed after only a brief existence while in other cases names, owners, or locations changed. Chatsworth, of course, had a large sampling of stores along with a surprising number of specialized businesses-from a brick plant and lumber mills to a guano (fertilizer) company and a chicken hatchery.
For many years the businesses were located mainly on First, Second, and Third Avenues but in recent years have scattered throughout the town and on the outskirts. Highway 411 between Chatsworth and Ramhurst is dotted with various enterprises as are Highways 52 and 76 west of the city limits.
After Chatsworth became the county seat the town grew even more rapidly. The following summaries of various businesses, obtained from deeds, business documents, county records, and newspapers, show how greatly the town has changed.
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