Somerset: One Hundred Years a Town

by Lesley Anne Simmons

Book Overview

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 life 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738541818
• ISBN13: 9780738541815
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.6" x 9.3"