Newest Condominiums and
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Single Family Home
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4 Bedrooms
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1 Full Baths - 1 Half Baths
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| $ 279,900 |
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3 Bedrooms
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2 Full Baths - 0 Half Baths
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| $ 249,900 |
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Single Family Home
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3 Bedrooms
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1 Full Baths - 1 Half Baths
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Single Family Home
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3 Bedrooms
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2 Full Baths - 1 Half Baths
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Single Family Home
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3 Bedrooms
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2 Full Baths - 0 Half Baths
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Single Family Home
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3 Bedrooms
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2 Full Baths - 0 Half Baths
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Single Family Home
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2 Bedrooms
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1 Full Baths - 0 Half Baths
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Single Family Home
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4 Bedrooms
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2 Full Baths - 1 Half Baths
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| $ 460,000 |
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Single Family Home
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4 Bedrooms
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3 Full Baths - 2 Half Baths
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| $ 205,000 |
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Single Family Home
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4 Bedrooms
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1 Full Baths - 0 Half Baths
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| $ 249,900 |
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Single Family Home
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3 Bedrooms
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2 Full Baths - 0 Half Baths
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| $ 314,900 |
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Single Family Home
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3 Bedrooms
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2 Full Baths - 0 Half Baths
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| $ 269,900 |
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Single Family Home
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4 Bedrooms
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1 Full Baths - 1 Half Baths
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| $ 279,900 |
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Single Family Home
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3 Bedrooms
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1 Full Baths - 0 Half Baths
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| Somerset, Massachusetts |
| Population |
17,655 |
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| Tax Rate |
10.2 (2008) |
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| Town Web Site |
Town Web Site |
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| School Research |
Department of Education
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Independent Research
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Somerset, Massachusetts is located
Southeastern Massachusetts, bordered by Dighton on the north, the Taunton River
and Fall River on the east, Mount Hope Bay on the south, and Swansea on the
west. Somerset is 4 miles west of Fall River; 44 miles south of Boston; 20 miles
southwest of Providence, Rhode Island; and 197 miles from New York City. Principal highways are Interstate Route 195 and U.S.Route 6, which link the
southern coastal cities and towns, and State Route 138 running N-S. The
Fall River Expressway (State Route 24) is easily accessible in the
neighboring city of Fall River. No commuter rail or freight service is available in southern Bristol
County. Good commuter service between the neighboring city of Fall River
and Boston and Logan Airport is provided by Bonanza Bus Company.
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| The Town of Somerset is a suburban community in Bristol County, on the west
side of the Taunton River. This area was originally known as the Shawamat
Lands and was incorporated as a town in 1790. Although there was a
significant Indian population when colonists arrived, by the end of King
Philip's war in 1677 English settlers dominated the Pocassets, members of
the Wampanoag tribe. The earliest colonists farmed and fished, both in the
river and off-shore but the town developed shipyards, mercantile and
shipping businesses early in its history. The first documented local
shipyard was established between 1707 and 1712 on the Lee River by Samuel
Lee. The dominant religious group in early Somerset were the Quakers, who
established a meeting house about 1701, one of the few and earliest Quaker
churches in southeastern Massachusetts.
After the War of 1812, Somerset became one of the chief distribution points
in New England for foreign goods with trade to China, the West Indies,
Europe and the Atlantic coast. By 1847, 138 vessels were built and
registered in the town with many engaged in the coastal trade. The most
important shipyard was that of James M. Hood, whose yard launched several
important clipper ships. This industry boomed after the Mexican War and
the California Gold Rush, and spawned shipping related activities such as a
ropewalk and the Somerset Iron Works, which made anchors. Aside from
shipping related businesses, the largest early industry in Somerset was the
making of stoneware. When steam began destroying shipbuilding, the anchor
works was taken over by Job Leonard who proceeded to develop a nailworks
which, by 1865, was the largest single industry in town. Through all of
this industrial growth, south Somerset remained largely agricultural. The
opening of the Somerset and Dighton Railroad led to the establishment in
the town of the Old Colony's major coal port in 1872, while an enterprising
former potter created a cannery operation in the early part of the 20th
century. However, as the industrial development of Fall River absorbed
Somerset's industry, the community turned increasingly from shipping and
iron manufacturing to suburban services. The dominant industry in Somerset
since the First World War has been power generation with the erection of
the Montaup Electric Company plant in 1923 and Bryant Point in 1963.
The dominant character of Somerset has been residential since the
bankruptcy of Fall River in the Depression brought a flood of middle-class
residents into the town. Unlike most communities in the area, Somerset
increased its population by 74% during the Depression. The town is now a
suburban community with some small scale resort and second home development
and its 15 miles of waterfront are primarily used for recreation rather
than industry. |
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Some information gathered on Somerset, MA is courtesy of Commonwealth Communities at Mass.gov
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