Somers, CT
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member nomadwillie
N 41° 59.135 W 072° 26.753
18T E 711581 N 4651331
Somers Town Hall is located at 600 Main St, Somers Twn, CT 06071
Waymark Code: WM8Z3Z
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 06/03/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member silverquill
Views: 2

Somers Town Hall is a single store brick building.The centered entranceway has a faux greek influence. The building itself looks to be a recently built structure

1642 - Nathaniel Woodward and Solomon Saffery, two Boston surveyors, are appointed by the Massachusetts Bay Colony to lay out the boundary between the provinces of Massachusetts and Connecticut. They end up eight miles (13 km) too far south, thus assigning the frontier towns of Suffield, Enfield, Woodstock, and Somers to Massachusetts.
1706 - "East Enfield", as Somers was then known, is settled by Benjamin Jones.
1713 - The Kibbe, Pease, Roote, McGregory families follow Jones.
1724 - Somers asks for readmission to Connecticut.
1734 - Somers is incorporated by the General Court of Massachusetts and named for Lord John Somers of England.
1749 - Somers separates from Massachusetts and is annexed to Connecticut
1768 - Massachusetts again lays claim to Somers. Connecticut ignores the action.
1793 - Both states appoint Boundary Commissioners to run a straight boundary from Union, Connecticut to the New York state line.
1797 - The Commissioners recommend that a disputed 2.5-square-mile (6.5 km2) tract be awarded to Massachusetts as compensation for its earlier losses of Suffield, Woodstock, Somers, and Enfield to Connecticut.
1804 - Connecticut agrees to a modified compromise, creating the Southwick Jog.
1838 - The Four Town Fair is established.

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Name: Somers Town Hall

Address:
600 Main St
Somers, CT


Web Site for City/Town/Municipality: [Web Link]

Date of Construction: Not listed

Architect: Not listed

Memorials/Commemorations/Dedications: Not listed

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