Before the town was named Somerset (part 2)
Jerathmael Bowers, Shawomet/Swansea's representative to the Massachusetts legislature, was always careful to consult with his...
Before the town was named Somerset (part 1)
When Governor John Hancock of Massachusetts signed a bill establishing the Town of Somerset in 1790, the community that became today’s...
The long vanished gristmill on Miller's Lane
As the population of colonial Shawomet grew, some small but important industries were developed that played a key role in providing the...
History of the Somerset Police Department
The Somerset Police Department can trace its beginnings back to July 11, 1683, when the governor of Plymouth Colony approved the...
Slade's Ferry impact on Somerset
Today's Somerset was called Shawomet during the 17th century, and Shawomet was somewhat unusual among early New England towns because it...
Stone walls tell the story of the Shawomet Purchase
The first map of today's Town of Somerset dates back to the 17th century. It is a surveyor's plan of the Shawomet Purchase, and it shows...