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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. See also *Sommers Sommers (; ; ) is an islet and a lighthouse in the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea, just outside the Gulf of Vyborg, about 19 kilometres south of Virolahti, Finland, but it is now possessed by Russia. The lightho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somers, Victoria
Somers is a town on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne's Melbourne City Centre, Central Business District, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula Local government areas of Victoria, local government area. Somers recorded a population of 1,857 at the 2021 Australian census, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somers, Connecticut
Somers ( ) is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. 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 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 ... [...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, United States. 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 municipal hall (in the Philippines) is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses the city o ... stands. and References ... [...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 Tobacco is the common name of several plants ... [...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 According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2020 census As of the census of 2020, there were 128 people, 61 households, and 38 families residing in the city. The population density was 374.9 inhabitants per square mile (144.8/km2). There were 63 housing units at an average density of 184.5 per square mile (71.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 91.4% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 0.8% Native American, 0.0% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 1.6% from other races and 6.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 2.3% of the population. Of the 61 households, 24.6% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples living together, 11.5% were cohabita ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somers, New York
Somers is a Town (New York), town located in northern Westchester County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 21,541. 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, New York, Purdys, Goldens Bridge, New York, Goldens Bridge, Croton Falls, and Katonah, New York, Katonah. History Somers was originally inhabited by Indigenous peoples of the Americas, 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, New York, Yorktown was known as the Middle District, or Hanover. European settlement in the New Olteni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somers Point, New Jersey
Somers Point is a city (New Jersey), city situated on the Jersey Shore that is the oldest settlement in Atlantic County, New Jersey, Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It was settled by Europeans in 1693 and was incorporated as a borough (New Jersey), borough in 1886. Somers Point was incorporated as a City (New Jersey), city in 1902. The city is located in eastern Atlantic County, southwest of Atlantic City, in the South Jersey region of the state. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 10,469, a decrease of 326 (−3.0%) from the 2010 United States census, 2010 census count of 10,795, which in turn reflected a decline of 819 (−7.1%) from the 11,614 counted in the 2000 United States census, 2000 census. Somers Point and all of Atlantic County lie within the Atlantic City, New Jersey, Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey, Hammonton metropolitan statistical area, which in turn constitutes part of the Philadelphia-Reading, Pennsylvania, Readi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somers, Wisconsin
Somers is a village in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 8,402 at the 2020 census. Somers has a post office with 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; the remainder is still a town and is slated to become part of 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 and are water. Demographics Somers first appeared in the 2020 U.S. Census after incorporation in 2015. Neighborhoods Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somers (town), Wisconsin
Somers is a town in Kenosha County, Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ..., 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, 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 ... [...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 * Edmund Sigismund Somers (1759?–1824), Irish physician * George Somers, (1554– ... [...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 1801–1815 Barbary Wars, in which the United States fought against Ottoman Tripolitania. Tripolitania had declared war ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Somers United States Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
