West Virginia community embraces teapot rivalry after losing world record to Texas

West Virginia community embraces teapot rivalry after losing world record to Texas

CHESTER, W.Va. — The city of Chester, West Virginia, is responding with humor and pride after learning its famous teapot is no longer the largest in the country. A teapot in Navasota, Texas, now claims the title of “World’s Largest Teapot.” Built in the early 2000s, the Texas teapot is part of Martha’s Bloomers, a gardening center and café. It stands at 15 feet 5 inches tall and 14 feet 4 inches in diameter, not including its extended spout and…