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Metadata
Object ID |
2006.20.01 |
Title |
Somerset: One Hundred Years a Town |
Object Name |
Book |
Author |
Simmons, Lesley Anne |
Publisher |
Arcadia |
Published Date |
2005 |
Published Place |
Charleston, South Carolina |
Description |
Somerset: One Hundred Years a Town By Lesley Anne Simmons with Donna Kathleen Harman Published by Arcadia, 2005 From the back cover: Somerset, Maryland Meet the people of the town of Somerset as they celebrate their centennial. This tree-lined oasis of 440 homes set between the high-rise commercial districts of Friendship Heights and Bethesda retains many small-town characteristics from its past. Vintage photographs bring to the prominent scientists who purchased a parcel of land called Somerset Heights in 1890 and their efforts to build a town. The history of this trolley suburb is chronicled in images of the town's mayors, beginning with agricultural scientist Dr. Charles A. Crampton in 1906; the townspeople and their families; and great American home architecture. Children who attend the Somerset Elementary School still led and trick-or-treat along Cumberland Avenue as kids have done for a century. Many swim for the successful Dolphins swim team, now 25 years old. Author Lesley Anne Simmons, a Somerset resident for 11 years, is a member of the town council, chairs its history committee, and has lectured and written extensively about the town. Contributor Donna Kathleen Harman, the third generation of her family to live in Somerset, has long been involved in documenting the history of the town's early houses and their residents. The Images of America series celebrates the history of neighborhoods, towns, and cities across the country. Using archival photographs, each title presents the distinctive stories from the past that shape the character of the community today. Arcadia is proud to play a part in the preservation of local heritage, making history available to all. |