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	Somerset Township
		Somerset Township, originally a part of Wheatland Township became a seperate township by an act of the Legislature passed March 20, 1837.
		Somerset was named for the township of the same name in Niagara County, N.Y., from which many of the early settlers in the township had emigrated, including David Herrington and Herman Pratt.
		Somerset Township today because of its man made lake communities Leanne and Lake Somerset is the highest populated township in Hillsdale County.
	www.hillsdalecounty.info /history0055.asp (306 words)

	History of Somerset - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Somerset is a county in the south west of England.
		6th century and 7th century, Somerset was probably partly in the Kingdom of Dumnonia, partly in the land of the Durotriges and partly in that of the Dobunni.
		In north Somerset the Somerset coalfield was an important industry and in an effort to reduce the costs of transportation the Somerset Coal Canal was built, although part of this was later converted into a railway.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Somerset (3243 words)

	Somerset Hospital - More History
		The hospital administrator and his administrative staff members are, in turn, charged with meeting the objectives coordinated by the board and medical staff by monitoring all employee activities within the nearly 56 hospital departments.
		The Junior Hospital Auxiliary was founded in 1937 and the Somerset Welfare League in 1935.
		Somerset Health Services provides the organizational structure for four medical centers, a drug and alcohol rehabilitative center and a durable medical equipment company.
	www.somersethospital.com /history2.htm (439 words)

	Somerset Borough - Our History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Named for Somerset County, the Borough was designated as the county seat when Somerset County was formed from Bedford County in 1795.
		Located in the central portion of Somerset County, Somerset Borough is surrounded by Somerset Township, with Quemahoning, Lincoln and Jefferson Townships to the west, and Stoneycreek and Brothersvalley Township to the east.
		Somerset Borough, with a 1990 population of 6,454 is the physical and community hub of Somerset County.
	www.somersetborough.com /ourhistory.htm (394 words)

	Somerset Texas History
		Somerset was named for a settlement that had been begun in 1848, in what is now Atascosa County, by a group of Baptist families from Somerset, Kentucky.
		In 1931 the Somerset Fruit Growers Exchange building was dedicated, and between truck farming, oil, and coal, the town prospered until the mid-1930s, when diminishing oil returns and the Great Depression caused a decline.
		Somerset was incorporated in 1973 and has a mayor-council form of city government.
	www.somersettx.com /somerset-texas-history.htm (250 words)

	Somerset
		The Town of Somerset is a suburban community in Bristol County, on the west side of the Taunton River.
		The dominant religious group in early Somerset were the Quakers, who established a meeting house about 1701, one of the few and earliest Quaker churches in southeastern Massachusetts.
		The opening of the Somerset and Dighton Railroad led to the establishment in the town of the Old Colony's major coal port in 1872, while an enterprising former potter created a cannery operation in the early part of the 20th century.
	www.usgennet.org /usa/ma/county/bristol/fallriver/somerset.htm (464 words)

	Somerset Local History -
		Somerset is a maritime county in the southwest part of England.
		To its west is the Bristol Channel, and to the north, east, south east and southwest are the counties of Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Dorset and Devon respectively.
		About 350 years B.C. Somerset was inhabited by the Belgæ, who were a warlike people of Celtic origins, who originated from Gaul.
	www.somersetlarders.com /localhistory/historyintro.php (253 words)

	History of Somerset, New York
		The town of Somerset was erected February 8, 1823, from Hartland.
		The other post-offices are South Somerset, Barker and County Line, the latter being a mere hamlet on the line between this town and Yates in Orleans county.
		The land on which Somerset Corners stands, which is one of the most prosperous hamlets in the town, was formerly owned by Samuel Palmer on the northeast corner of the streets; Isaac Lockwood on the northwest corner; Isaac Starbuck on the southwest corner; and William Harrington on the southeast corner.
	history.rays-place.com /ny/somerset-ny.htm (2182 words)

	Somerset County Cricket Club \| About SCCC \| BRIEF HISTORY OF SOMERSET CRICKET CLUB
		Somerset County Cricket Club was first formed in August 1875, following a cricket match at Sidmouth between the Gentlemen of Somerset and their Devon hosts, in which the visitors were successful.
		Somerset played their first 'home' match during 1882 and during that year one of the teams to pay a visit were the Australian tourists.
		Initially Somerset did not enjoy first class status, but after winning the 'second-class championship' in 1890 first class status followed in 1891 and since then the Club has enjoyed a long and colourful history, with many ups and downs, both on and off the pitch.
	www.somersetcountycc.premiumtv.co.uk /page/History (390 words)

	Burnham-on-sea history - History of Burnham and Highbridge, Somerset, UK
		For much of prehistory, this part of Somerset was under the sea and it is only in the last few thousand years that the land has been emerging: the area around Burnham and Highbridge has therefore been particularly vulnerable to the vagaries of sea and rivers.
		Not surprisingly, the history of settlement in the area has been partly conditioned by natural and artificial changes in the coastline and the drainage pattern.
		Although the main line bypassed the town, the Somerset Central was extended to Burnham by 1858 and ran onto a pier constructed for the purposes of trade, not leisure.
	www.burnham-on-sea.com /history.shtml (1783 words)

	WSR :: West Somerset Railway :: History
		The first railway in the area was the West Somerset Mineral Railway (WSMR), approved in the mid 1850s to construct a "narrow" (as opposed to "broad") gauge line from the iron-ore mines high on the Brendon Hills to the harbour at Watchet.
		The Chairman, Sir Peregrine Fuller Palmer Acland, Bt., outlined the purpose of the meeting was to consider the building of a "Railway from the West Somerset iron-fields and coast, to the Bristol & Exeter Railway".
		The West Somerset Railway Company was incorporated on 17th August 1857 by way of Act of Parliament 20 & 21 Vic Cap CXLV, and authorised to raise £120,000 to build a "14 mile 22 chain Railway 2 miles West of Taunton to Watchet" in 3 years.
	www.wsr.org.uk /history.htm (1488 words)

	Somerset/Hunterdon/Warren Vicinage
		The history of county court houses often reflects the development of the county they are in -- so it is with the Somerset County Court House.
		When it was created in 1688, the County of Somerset was subject to the "...jurisdiction of the County of Middlesex." Somerset at this time was only beginning to emerge as a truly separate entity.
		Perhaps he was drawn to this specialty because he began his career in Washington, D.C., as a draftsman in the office of the U.S. Supervising Architect and later served as a supervisor of many government buildings.
	www.judiciary.state.nj.us /somerset/somhist.htm (1223 words)

	Somerset Genealogy
		The Somerset Archive and Record Service (The Somerset Record Office) can be found in Tuanton and is open Monday 10.30am - 5.00pm, Tuesday - Thursday 9am - 5.00pm, Friday 9am - 4.00pm, and alternate Saturdays 9.15am - 12.15pm.
		Bristol and Somerset Mailing List: for anyone with an historical or genealogical interest in the city of Bristol or county of Somerset.
		David Smart's Family and Social History in Frome, Somerset includes material for the Ancient Hundred of Frome and the adjacent Liberties of East Cranmore, Leigh upon Mendip, Mells and Witham Friary and the Peculiar of Buckland Dinham.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/SOM (1339 words)

	Britannia: Narrative History of Somerset Introduction
		The Anglo-Saxons took a long time to arrive in Somerset after their first invasions of eastern Britain in the 5th century, but when they came, in AD 658, they were the first to give Somerset an identity.
		Somerset has a prehistory going back at least as far as 11,000 bc when families lived in Gough's Cave, near Cheddar, and hunted for food in the Cheddar Gorge.
		Somerset was only lightly populated then, but over the centuries, as more and more newcomers settled, it became a dangerous place where defence against attack was imperative.
	www.britannia.com /history/somerset/somhist1.html (196 words)

	Somerset History
		First during the English Civil War and despite King Charles losing his head the County was severly punished by his son Charles II in punishment for their part in the rebellion.
		The history of Somerset provides a rich variety of interest for those wishing to explore the history of Britain.
		Somerset was originally part of the kingdom of Wessex, and figured largely in King Alfred's struggle against the Danes.
	www.somersetgateway.com /history (302 words)

	Courthouse History
		Somerset is located halfway between Zanesville and Lancaster hence its original name, "Middletown." Some time later, the name was changed to Somerset, since many of the early settlers had come to Ohio from Somerset, Pennsylvania.
		The story of the removal of Perry County's seat of justice from Somerset to New Lexington is a long and complicated one, dating back to the formation of the county in 1817, when Somerset was chosen over rivals Rehoboth and New Lexington.
		Clement L. Martzolff in his History of Perry County, Ohio (1902), states of the Courthouse, "This building still stands as it was then built, with the exception of a jail joined to it in 1848, with some recent repairs.
	www.netpluscom.com /~vos/CHHx.htm (3150 words)

	Somerset: an Architectural History - by Paul Touart
		We are dedicated to the identification, protection and celebration of the heritage of Somerset County, Maryland.
		Paul Baker Touart is an Architectural Historian serving on the Board of the Somerset Historical Trust.
		Covering the Evolution of Architectural Design from beginning with "pre-colonist" civilization continuing through the beginning of the twentieth century, Touart not only gives a great perspective about design, purpose and practicality of the way dwellings were built, he also reveals the history of the people, place and evolving civilizations and cultures.
	www.somersethistoricaltrust.com /products.htm (136 words)

	Somerset - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Somerset borders the counties of Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west; the county is also partly bounded to the north and west by the coast of the Bristol Channel.
		Somerset is a rural county of rolling hills such as the Mendip Hills and Exmoor National Park, downland, and large flat expanses of land including the Somerset Levels.
		The Somerset Levels, and specifically the dry points such as Glastonbury and Brent Knoll, have a long history of settlement, and are known to have been settled by mesolithic hunters.
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Somerset (1927 words)

	Somerset County Historical Trust, Inc. - Princess Anne, Maryland
		The Somerset County Historical Trust is a private, nonprofit, county-wide organization dedicated to the identification, protection and celebration of the County's heritage.
		Somerset Historical Trust assists in protecting existing historic properties against encroachment and developments encroaching on historic inventory.
		Your county neighbors assist local groups in administering state grant funds for restorations, monitoring preservation activities in the county and acting as liaison between the state and the county.
	www.somersethistoricaltrust.com (203 words)

	Town of Somerset History Committee - Reports
		She wrote histories, based on extensive interviews with older town residents and former residents, of many of the town’s houses for the 75th birthday celebration.
		She was active in researching and writing the history of the Town of Somerset and was the author of the Town of Somerset Diamond Jubilee history published in 1981.
		At the June 2002 Town of Somerset Council meeting, the Chevy Chase Historical Society asked the Town of Somerset to support its activities, and specifically to move its archives to a room in the Chevy Chase Library, with a grant of $25,000.
	www.townofsomerset.com /historic/reports.html (3055 words)

	History of Bedford and Somerset Counties"
		The colonist throughout the continent becoming aroused to concerted action, a convention was held at Philadelphia, on the 15th day of July, 1774, to take action, so far as this province was concerned, in the grievances being heaped upon the American colonists by the English government.
		To assist in carrying into effect these measures, on the 30th of June 1775, a committee of safety, consisting of prominent citizens of the city and county of Philadelphia and the counties of Bucks, Chester, Lancaster, York, Cumberland, Northampton, Berks, Bedford, Northumberland and Westmoreland, was appointed.
		Whether the entire company was enlisted in what is now Somerset county is a question that at this d a y (1906) cannot be answered to a certainty.
	www.shol.com /sar/history.html (1190 words)

	Somerset House - introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Somerset House has had such a long and eventful history that we have split the information into sections to make it easier to navigate.
		The Tudor palace tells the story of the grand home built in 1547 for Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, and describes the people who lived in it and the events that surrounded it.
		Conceived as an object of national splendour, this massive building rising from the banks of the Thames was designed to house public offices, including the Navy Board and the three principal learned societies.
	www.somerset-house.org.uk /history/index.html (200 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Cricket \| Counties \| Langer makes history for Somerset
		But it was still the 10th highest score in all first-class cricket in England and Somerset's score was the second best total in their history.
		But all the attention was on Langer, who played down his achievement at the close of play and thanked Somerset for giving him the chance of some match practice ahead of the Ashes series this winter.
		Somerset's Director of Cricket Brian Rose hailed Langer as a "wonderful example" to the club's younger players.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/cricket/counties/5197406.stm (444 words)

	Lord Howe Island Accommodation at Somerset Apartments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Somerset was established in 1946 on part of the original Thompson estate that stretched from the lagoon to Ned's Beach.
		The two hectare property is owned and operated by the Williams family and their dedicated team of staff.
		Originally from Somerset in Massachusetts, U.S.A, Nathan was a rigger on a whaling ship "Belle" which called into the Island for supplies.
	www.lordhoweisle.com.au /history.html (261 words)

	Somerset Co. History and Historial Organizations
		Guglielmo Marconi, inventer of wireless telegraphy, settled in the Somerset section of Franklin in 1913.
		Estates in the Somerset hills include Yademos (Charles Pfizer), Stronghold (John Dryden), Natiar (Walter G. Ladd), Hamilton Farms (James Cox Brady), which is home of the U.S. Equestrian Team.
		Somerset Co. Genealogical Information Return to NE New Jersey.
	www.geocities.com /dtmcbride/nyc-nj/smrst-co-history.html (168 words)

	Priddle family history (Tintinhull, Somerset)
		This page is dedicated to the history of the branch of the Priddle family from Tintinhull in Somerset.
		They remained a reasonably prominent family in the life of the village, and a series of Priddle related deeds are preserved at the Somerset Record Office.
		A number of researchers have explored the genealogy of the family, and a tree of at least 650 descendants of Thomas Priddle is now in existence, with consolidation of the various lines continuing.
	www.bedfordpark.net /genealogy/priddle (497 words)

	Somerset County, PAGW - History of Bedford and Somerset, Chapter 1 (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Very little in the way of history, whether written or by tradition, that has come down to our time tends to show that there had ever been any very extensive permanent aboriginal or Indian occupation of the territory that is embraced within the limits of what is now Somerset county.
		The first white man who is positively known to have crossed the territory of Somerset county was Christopher Gist, as agent of the Ohio Company, and the time was in the year 1749.
		For the second time Gist is now about to enter what is now Somerset county, but at a different point from his first entrance, and still the first white man who is positively known to have set his feet on its soil.
	www.rootsweb.com.cob-web.org:8888 /~pasomers/hbs/chapter1.htm (3294 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online:
		Somerset is off State Highway 1604 fifteen miles southwest of San Antonio in Bexar County.
		The population of Somerset increased gradually during the late 1960s and 1970s, topping 1,000 in 1978.
		In 1990 Somerset reported 1,144 residents, many of whom worked in farming, ranching, and oilfield drilling and maintenance; in addition, a great number worked in San Antonio or surrounding areas.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/SS/hjs18.html (501 words)

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