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Bath was named for the Lady Bath, only child heiress of Sir William Pulteney of London.
Making Bath the "County Seat" alone was a sufficient inducement to attract settlers and professional men, merchants, mechanics, and agriculturists alike hastened to the village, hoping to be first in their class to become early established in general favor and popularity.