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Somers (other)
Somers may refer to: Places In Australia * Somers, Victoria In the United States * Somers, Connecticut, a town ** Somers (CDP), Connecticut, the central village in the town ** Somers Historic District, in the center of the village * Somers, Iowa * Somers, Montana * Somers, New York * Somers Point, New Jersey * Somers, Wisconsin, a village * Somers (town), Wisconsin, a town Other uses * Somers (surname) * USS ''Somers'' *Somers Limited, financial corporation on the Bermuda Stock Exchange The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX), established in 1971, is located in Hamilton, Bermuda. The stock exchange's 2010 'Year End Review' report stated that its aggregate market capitalisation (excluding mutual funds) stood at US$319 billion. The .... See also * Sommers {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somers, Victoria
Somers is a small town on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local government area. Somers recorded a population of 1,857 at the 2021 census. Somers is located in the south-eastern corner of the Mornington Peninsula, on the shores of Western Port. History Originally known as Balnarring East, the town was renamed for a popular former Governor of Victoria who set up the local Lord Somers Camp. The subdivision of Somers began in 1925, whilst the Boulevard Cafe & Post Office commenced business in 1927, the address then still being Balnarring East. After much correspondence with the Education Dept. the Palm Beach School No. 4458 opened 1929. The renaming of the town occurred in 1930. Despite a few very small land subdivisions for housing, Somers has not seen any major development since the 1920s and has retained much of its remnant bush land on the fores ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somers, Connecticut
Somers is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut. The population was 10,255 at the 2020 census. The town center is listed by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place (CDP). In 2007, ''Money Magazine'' listed Somers 53rd on its "100 Best Places to Live", based on "economic opportunity, good schools, safe streets, things to do and a real sense of community." Bordering Massachusetts, Somers is considered part of the city of Springfield, Massachusetts NECTA. Somers is southeast of Springfield and considered more oriented toward it than the city of Hartford, which lies to the southwest. History Somers was originally part of the Agawam Plantation in the 17th century. Agawam Plantation became Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1641 and in 1682, the Enfield Parish broke off from the Springfield settlement. In 1689, the first settler, Benjamin Jones, came to Somers in what was then East Enfield about a half mile from the current town center, it was only a summer house and in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somers (CDP), Connecticut
Somers is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the primary village in the town of Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut. As of the 2020 United States census, the Somers CDP had a population of 1,990, out of 10,255 in the town of Somers. History The Somers Historic District occupies at the center of the village. Most of the buildings are early 19th-century residences, with Federal or Greek Revival style, although there are a selection of later 19th-century styles represented as well. The older properties are largely clustered in three places: on Springfield Road near Main, the eastern end of Main Street, and the area just west of where the modern (constructed in 1950) town hall In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or a municipal building (in the Philippines), is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses ... stands. and References {{authority cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somers Historic District
The Somers Historic District encompasses the historic civic and social center of the town of Somers, Connecticut. It stretches along Main Street, with extensions along Springfield Road and Battle Street, and includes a significant number of vernacular Federal and Greek Revival houses. It includes the town's early churches, as well as important civic buildings, including the town hall and library. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Description and history The area that is now Somers was settled in the 17th century as part of Agawam Plantation (now Springfield, Massachusetts). It was separately incorporated out of Enfield in 1734, with jurisdiction transferred to the Connecticut Colony in 1749. The town has been primarily agricultural for much of its history, although there was a mill village at Somersville. The town flourished first with fruit production and then with tobacco and dairy production in the 19th century. The town center, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somers, Iowa
Somers is a city in Calhoun County, Iowa, United States. The population was 128 at the time of the 2020 census. History Somers was platted in 1900 as a shipping point on the railroad. Geography Somers is located at (42.377902, -94.431013). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 113 people, 55 households, and 32 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 68 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.6% White, 0.9% Asian, and 3.5% from two or more races. There were 55 households, of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.8% were non-families. 38.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.4% had someone living alone w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somers, Montana
Somers is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Flathead County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,049 at the 2020 census, nearly double from 556 in the 2000 census. History Great Northern Railway magnate James J. Hill contracted to build a sawmill on the north end of Flathead Lake in 1900. A town was developed for the workers. The town was named for George O. Somers, a Vice President of the Great Northern Railroad, and the person responsible for overseeing the development of the new lumber town. In 1909, the ''Industrial Worker'', a newspaper published out of Seattle by the Industrial Workers of the World, described Somers thus: The IWW at the time was in dispute with Jim Hill in connection with strike waves throughout the Flathead Valley, especially centered in Kalispell. Sawmill workers organized with the IWW struck at the Somers Lumber Company, with company management quickly hiring scab labor and blacklisting union members as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somers, New York
Somers is a town located in northern Westchester County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 20,434. The nearby Metro-North Commuter Railroad provides service to Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan with an average commute time of 65 to 75 minutes from stations at Purdys, Goldens Bridge, Croton Falls, and Katonah. History Somers was originally inhabited by Native Americans known as Kitchawanks, part of the Wappinger tribe, an Algonquian people who called the land ''Amapaugh'', meaning "fresh water fish." This land was located in the eastern segment of an tract King William III of England granted to Stephanus Van Cortlandt of New York City in 1697. The part of Van Cortlandt Manor that ultimately became Somers and Yorktown was known as the Middle District, or Hanover. European settlement in the New Oltenia area began after Van Cortlandt's death in 1700 and the final partition of his estate in 1734. Early European settlers included tenan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somers Point, New Jersey
Somers Point is a city that is the oldest settlement in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It was settled by Europeans in 1693 and was incorporated as a borough in 1886. Somers Point was incorporated as a city in 1902. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 10,469, a decrease of 326 (−3.0%) from the 2010 census count of 10,795, which in turn reflected a decline of 819 (−7.1%) from the 11,614 counted in the 2000 census. The City of Somers Point is in the eastern part of Atlantic County, southwest of Atlantic City. History John Somers was the first European settler in what is now Somers Point. Somers purchased the land along the northern periphery of the Great Egg Harbor Bay from Thomas Budd in 1693, making it the oldest European settlement in what is now Atlantic County. Great Egg Harbour Township was designated in 1693 from the eastern portions of Gloucester County, which included Somers Point. Somers named the area Somerset Plantati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somers, Wisconsin
Somers is a village (Wisconsin), village in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 8,402 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Somers has a post office with ZIP Code, ZIP code 53171. The former unincorporated communities of Berryville, Central Park, and Kellogg's Corners are located in the village. The village of Somers was incorporated on April 24, 2015, following a local election that favored incorporation. While the village originally only included the eastern half of the town's former boundaries, it now includes almost all of the original town; Somers (town), Wisconsin, the remainder is still a town and is slated to become part of Kenosha, Wisconsin, Kenosha by 2035. History The community was originally named Pike on April 15, 1843, by an act of the Wisconsin territorial legislature, and became Somers in 1851. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which are land an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somers (town), Wisconsin
Somers is a town in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. Prior to 2015, the town encompassed all of the village of Somers along with its current area. When the village was incorporated in 2015, the western part of the original town remained as part of the town; however, it was later incorporated into the village as well. The present town largely consists of land along or within the boundaries of Kenosha Kenosha () is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the seat of Kenosha County. Per the 2020 census, the population was 99,986 which made it the fourth-largest city in Wisconsin. Situated on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, Kenosh ..., and it is slated to become part of Kenosha by 2035. As of the 2020 census, the town of Somers had a population of 992, compared to a population of 9,597 at the 2010 census, prior to incorporation of the village of Somers. References External linksVillage and Town of Somers official website {{authority control Towns in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somers (surname)
Somers is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adeline Marie Somers (1852–1920), British humanitarian and advocate for penal reform *Alan Somers (born 1941), American swimmer *Alex Somers (born 1984), American visual artist and musician; partner of Jónsi *Andrew Lawrence Somers (1895–1949), American (New York) politician *Armonía Somers (1914–1994), Uruguayan feminist, pedagogue, novelist and short story writer *Art Somers (1902–1992), Canadian ice hockey player *Arthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers (1887–1944), British Army officer, Governor of Victoria 1926–31 *Bart Somers (born 1964), Belgian politician, Minister-President of Flanders 2003-04 *Brett Somers (1924–2007), Canadian-born American actress, singer, and comedian *Charles Somers (1868–1934), American executive and investor in baseball *Daryl Somers (born 1951), Australian television personality *George Somers, (1554–1610), British admiral who founded the colony of Bermuda in 1609 * Han ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Somers
USS ''Somers'' may refer to: * , was a schooner that fought on Lake Erie and Huron during the War of 1812. She was captured by the British in 1814. * , was a brig launched in 1842 and sunk in 1846. The ship is known for the ''Somers'' Affair. * , was a torpedo boat purchased in 1898 and sold in 1920 * , was a launched in 1918 , commissioned in 1920 and scrapped in 1931 * , was a launched , commissioned in 1937 and scrapped in 1947 * , was a launched in 1958 , commissioned in 1959 and sunk as target in 1998 See also * Master Commandant Richard Somers, a U.S. Navy officer killed in a daring assault during the First Barbary War The First Barbary War (1801–1805), also known as the Tripolitan War and the Barbary Coast War, was a conflict during the Barbary Wars, in which the United States and Sweden fought against Tripolitania. Tripolitania had declared war against Sw ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Somers United States Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
