Fire Protection on the Hill

Crest Volunteer Fire Department 1942-1951 Creation of the Crest Volunteer Fire Department- 1942-1951 The first firefighting equipment on the hill in 1942 consisted of barrels of water hauled on a…

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Mining the Hills of Crest

Suncrest Silver Gray Granite Quarry Oak Ridge Quarry Hoover Mine, Red Rose & Oak Ridge Quarries In the vicinity of Crest, there were several mines worked over the years. Quartz,…

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The Parks and Reserves of Crest

There  are two parks and a reserve on the Crest. The first park was Suncrest Park and was later renamed to South Lane Park.  This park was part of the…

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Early Churches of Crest

Churches has always played an important role in our community.  Two of our original churches, the Crest Community Church and St Louise de Marrilac Catholic Church still help keep our…

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