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  Washington County, NC - Somerset Place
Somerset is also the site of the nation's first gathering of slave descendants of a plantation.
Somerset Homecoming, held in August of 1986 and for more than a decade thereafter.
Somerset is located on the shores of Lake Phelps.
www.visitwashingtoncountync.com /Tour/Somerset.htm   (96 words)

  
 Somerset Place - The Site Today   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Somerset Place and site manager Dorothy Redford will be featured in NBC Television's 25th Anniversary celebration of the groundbreaking miniseries "ROOTS." The program airs at 8:00 p.m.
By 1865, Somerset Place was one of the upper South's largest plantations.
In 1939, after nearly 70 years of neglect and the loss of most of the original buildings, Somerset's main house and seven adjacent buildings were incorporated into the newly formed Pettigrew State Park.
www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us /sections/hs/somerset/Main.htm   (670 words)

  
 SOMERSET PLACE Creswell, North Carolina .............................................................................. ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Somerset Place is a representative antebellum plantation offering an insightful view of life during the period before the Civil War.
It was home to more than three hundred enslaved men, women, and children of African descent- eighty of whom were brought to Somerset directly from their West African homeland in 1786.
The main house is furnished with pieces from the period and a few from the Collins family.
www.albemarle-nc.com /somerset   (426 words)

  
 Engineering News at NC State
Somerset Place in Washington County is special to the many North Carolinians who cherish their historical connection to the land.
By the time of the Civil War, Somerset Place was one of the largest plantations of the upper South.
With the help of Somerset personnel, the NC State group will monitor changes in the groundwater levels over time and compare these data with historical records of lake levels and previous environmental impact statements done in relation to the mining operation.
www.engr.ncsu.edu /news/news_articles/somerset.place.html   (870 words)

  
 Somerset Place - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Somerset Place is a former plantation near Creswell in the U.S. state of North Carolina, along the northern shore of Phelps Lake, and now a State Historic Site.
Somerset Place operated as a plantation from 1785 until 1865.
This North Carolina state location article is a stub.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Somerset_Place   (94 words)

  
 North Carolina Archaeology: AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY AT SOMERSET PLACE STATE HISTORIC SITE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
By 1850, Somerset Place was the home of almost 300 slaves and the site of over a hundred buildings.
Today Somerset Place State Historic Site is open free to the public on a year-round basis.
For more information about the excavations at Somerset Place State Historic Site, contact Carl Steen at Diachronic Research Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 50394, Columbia, South Carolina 29250, or by e-mail at diacarl@aol.com.
www.arch.dcr.state.nc.us /amonth/somerset.htm   (380 words)

  
 Somerset Bob's Place
Journalists are banned and tight controls are placed on the movements of aid workers and diplomats.
The climate of fear instilled by almost four decades of military dictatorship is such that any Burmese willing to help in exposing suffering and loss of life faces a long jail sentence.
This distance was passed by a decree of Queen Elizabeth I. A terrestrial mile is also known as a 'statute mile'.
somersetbob.blogspot.com   (4265 words)

  
 BSUC - Departments - Commercial Facilities - Sion Hill and Somerset Place
In a residential area of the city renowned for its architecture, the School of Art and Design is surrounded by its own attractively landscaped and peaceful gardens.
Somerset Place is a Grade 1 listed crescent with magnificent views of Georgian Bath, offering unique accommodation for visitors.
Sion Hill, also with magnificent views, is a modern block containing fully equipped art and design studios and a lecture theatre with capacity for 200.
www.bathspa.ac.uk /departments/commercial-facilities/sion-hill.asp   (126 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - North Carolina
Hanging Rock State Park, in the Sauratown Mountains, is well known for its vertical cliffs and rock climbing opportunities.
Pettigrew State Park, along the shoreline of Lake Phelps, is located on a former plantation called Somerset Place.
Fort Macon, completed in 1834 and fought over during the American Civil War (1861-1865), is a state park near Morehead City.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761568046_8/North_Carolina.html   (678 words)

  
 Somerset Gordon Place - Melbourne - Somerset Gordon Place reviews - TripAdvisor
Stay here if you'd like a nice, snug place in a great location not too far from the CBD and other attractions.As...
Loved these apartments - however, unless you are on your own or like small spaces don't go for a studio....
Stayed at the Somerset Gordon Place for four nights in March, 2005, and loved it.
tripadvisor.com /Hotel_Review-g255100-d257784-Reviews-Somerset_Gordon_Place...   (399 words)

  
 Melbourne: Somerset Gordon Place - Deals and Reviews - fantastic location and place to stay - TripAdvisor
Four-story Apartment Hotel in historic building with red brick facade and two courtyards, one with a 112 yr old palm tree.
Somerset Gordon Place: More rooms for more value
Somerset Gordon Place: Save on this hotel + air
tripadvisor.com /ShowUserReviews-g255100-d257784-r1613787-Somerset_Gordon_Place...   (330 words)

  
 Threepenny Planet: How I became an editor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Some of the places I stayed in are linked still in my mind with the books I read there.
Everything about the place was luminous, golden: the train's early morning descent through the glorious Adelaide hills, the trees along the Torrens, the late sun on the city buildings, the day's memories as I returned to my little rented house in the caravan park at Hackney.
The science fiction convention at Easter 1966, held in McGill's Newsagency's warehouse in Somerset Place, was an extraordinary event.
users.pipeline.com.au /bangsund/howcomed.htm   (4551 words)

  
 Somerset Gordon Place - Wotif.com
Somerset Gordon Place has recently re-opened as a Historic Serviced Residences Complex with newly refurbished apartments.
Ideal for the corporate or leisure traveller, and having just completed a $2 million upgrade, the apartments have enough room to conduct business or spread out in comfort.
Rates are per apartment for 4 people with 2 queen, or 1 queen and 2 single beds.
www.wotif.com /Hotel.jsp?hotel=101   (387 words)

  
 Atti '96   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It is a clock equipped of escapement with rungs moved by a pendulum moving between two copper polar plates, in origin supplied by Zamboni's piles, today restored with a transformer.
It is placed in a wood and glass chest in pure Empire style with Napoleonic little eagles.
Paul Forlati to have placed kindly many unpublished materials, articles and photos at disposal, and also for the encouragement he always expressed for this research.
www.brera.unimi.it /old/Atti-Como-96/tinazzi.html   (9698 words)

  
 Somerset Gordon Place   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Size of room wasn't really an issue for us as there were so many things to do in the local area.
Read more about Somerset Gordon Place at www.tripadvisor.com
You can also use TripAdvisor to compare prices and find the best deal on Somerset Gordon Place, Melbourne.
draco.centerline.com /hotelreview257784.html   (129 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited Travel | Hotels | Market Place Hotel, Somerset
First impressions: Modest facade hides pretty 15th-century market inn and courtyard, built by a bishop for temperance purposes long since scrapped.
Decent modern British fare using plentiful Somerset produce.
On one side, the Mendips, Wookey Hole caves and Cheddar gorge.
travel.guardian.co.uk /hotels/story/0,11327,638763,00.html   (170 words)

  
 CAP REIT Somerset Place   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
1 PM - 5 PM You have it all when you live at Somerset Place Apartments.
Only steps away from grocery shopping, fine dining and the downtown business district.
Somerset Place is a well managed and secure building and our staff are quick to respond to your needs and do everything possible to ensure living at Somerset Place is a positive, memorable experience.
www.rentcanada.com /capreit/halifax/sou1030.html   (80 words)

  
 Somerset Place NC
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Description: Antebellum plantation (1785-1865), once the center of a 100,000 acre plantation with more than 300 slaves.
Details are on the way, but in the meantime, you can find addresses, descriptions, URLs and more at our sister site, www.stepintoplaces.com
stepintohistory.com /states/NC/Somerset_Place.htm   (119 words)

  
 Apartments For Rent:: Search Thousands of Apartment Communities Nationwide!
Somerset Place, the Southside alternative, offers a variety of one and two bedroom floorplans to fit your living needs.
These luxury apartments offer almost total brick exteriors and all the extras you would find in a home without the hassles.
Located in Johson County, Somerset Place is convenient to shopping, dining, entertainment and just minutes from downtown.
www.forrent.com /somersetplace   (226 words)

  
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Wildcard searches can be used to find places using a partial name.
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 UKPG Database | Sites | Somerset Place   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Communal garden for Somerset Place, laid out 1791-1820.
Irregular oval garden, now informally planted with trees and shrubs.
This page was last updated on 21 January 2002 and is from the U.K. Database of Historic Parks and Gardens.
www.york.ac.uk /depts/arch/landscapes/ukpg/sites/somerse2.htm   (49 words)

  
 Hotels in Melbourne Australia - Somerset Gordon Place
Within Melbourne*S Central Business District, Somerset Gordon Place is a Short Walk To Bourke Street and Melbourne Central Mall.
The Bustling Chinatown is Also On Your Doorstep.
Most current and accurate cancellation policies will appear on your reservation form.
www.onetravelsource.com /11303296.html   (263 words)

  
 Somerset Place State Historic Site Creswell, North Carolina (Historic Houses)
Somerset Place State Historic Site Creswell, North Carolina (Historic Houses)
Get Tips, Reviews and Pictures of Hotels, Restaurants and more in Creswell
Send comments about Somerset Place State Historic Site /
www.ohwy.com /nc/s/soplsths.htm   (232 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Phelps Lake, North Carolina (NC) (Washington and Tyrell cos.) - (lake) - Facts and Information
Drains NE to Bull Bay, in Albermarle Sound.
Somerset Place State Historical Site near N shore.
Capital city or county seat is shown by the symbol
reference.allrefer.com /gazetteer/P/P04126-phelps-lake.html   (161 words)

  
 A Somerset Place B&B, Thompson_Okanagan - Bed and Breakfast Online Canada
A Somerset Place BandB, Thompson_Okanagan - Bed and Breakfast Online Canada
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www.bbcanada.com /2589.html   (71 words)

  
 Public Offices, Societies, Buildings, 1799, London
Post Horse Licence and Stamp Office, Somerset place
Presentation Office, No. 2 Hare court, Inner Temple
Solicitor's office to the Commissioners of Stamps, Somerset place
www.londonancestor.com /boyle/public.htm   (599 words)

  
 Somerset Place, London
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