A Short History of Somerset County
That part of Pennsylvania now included within the limits of Somerset County, was formerly part of Bedford County, from which it was taken by an act of Assembly, dated April…
Somerset — 150 Years a County (contd.)
OTHER SOMERSET COUNTY FIRST SETTLEMENTS. With the dawn of every new year representatives from two Berlin churches call on every land owner in the center of town to collect “one…
First Public Buildings
By a perusal of the minutes of the board of county commissioners, it is ascertained that on October 29, 1795, the first commissioners of Somerset county–John Fletcher, John Read and…
Establishment of Somerset County & the County Seat
The history of Somerset, in point of area, takes rank as the sixth county in the vast commonwealth of which it forms a part. It contains one thousand one hundred…
The Fire of 1876
The Fire of 1876It is probable that if there is ever a history of Somerset written, the month of May will come in for a good share of the attention…