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Encyclopedia > Somersworth, New Hampshire
City of Somersworth
Official seal of City of Somersworth
Seal
Location in Strafford County, New Hampshire
Location in Strafford County, New Hampshire
Coordinates: 43°15′45″N 70°51′51″W / 43.2625, -70.86417
Country United States
State New Hampshire
County Strafford
Settled before 1700
Incorporated (town) 1754
Incorporated (city) 1893
Government
 - City Manager Robert M. Belmore
 - Mayor Mike Watman
 - City Council William Guilmette
Roger Gagne
Michael Micucci
Todd Marsh
Denis Messier
Jim Wiggin
Dana Hilliard
Brian Tapscott
Sherie Dinger
Area
 - City  5.9 sq mi (10.0 km²)
 - Land  9.8 sq mi (25.3 km²)
 - Water  0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
Elevation  204 ft (62 m)
Population (2000)
 - City 11,477
 - Density 1,173.4/sq mi (453.1/km²)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 03878
Area code(s) 603
FIPS code 33-69940
GNIS feature ID 0870007
Website: www.somersworth.com

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History

High Street c. 1910
High Street c. 1910

Somersworth, originally called Sligo after Sligo in Ireland, was settled before 1700 as a part of Dover. It was organized in 1729 as the parish of Summersworth, meaning summer town, because during that season the ministers would preach here. It was set off and incorporated in 1754 by Colonial Governmor Benning Wentworth, and until 1849 included Rollinsford. A clerical error at incorporation contracted the name to Somersworth. It would be incorporated as a city in 1893, before which it was also known as Great Falls. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference G685354 Statistics Province: Connacht County: Elevation: 13 m Population (2006)  - Town:  - Rural:   17,892 [1]  1,510 [1] Website: www. ... Events January 1 - Russia accepts Julian calendar. ... Nickname: Location within New Hampshire Coordinates: , Country United States State New Hampshire County Strafford Settled 1623 Incorporated 1623 (town) Incorporated 1855 (city) Government  - City Manager Mike Joyal  - Mayor Scott Myers  - City Council Robert Keays David Scott Catherine Cheney Dennis Ciotti Douglas DeDe Dean Trefethen Harvey Turner Area  - City  29. ... Events July 30 - Baltimore, Maryland is founded. ... 1754 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... In general, the word colonial means of or relating to a colony. In United States history, the term Colonial is used to refer to the period before US independence. ... Benning Wentworth (1696–1770) was the colonial governor of New Hampshire from (1741-1766). ... Year 1849 (MDCCCXLIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Rollinsford is a town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. ... Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...


Situated where the Salmon Falls River drops 100 feet over a mile, Somersworth early became a mill town, beginning with gristmills and sawmills. In 1822, the brothers Isaac and Jacob Wendell of Boston purchased for $5,000 a gristmill with its water rights at the Great Falls. They established the Great Falls Manufacturing Company, a textile business that expanded to include three mills for spinning thread and weaving cotton and woolen fabrics, specializing in "drillings, shirtings and sheetings." Throughout the 19th century, other expansive brick mill buildings, including a Bleachery and Dye Works, were erected beside the river. A gate house at the dam directed water as needed, regulating the flow either into the river or a company canal, which itself had gates sending it under the mill. Water power turned the wheels and belts that operated mill machinery. The railroad arrived in the early 1840s, before which goods were carted to Dover. The Salmon Falls River is a tributary of the Piscataqua River, in the U.S. states of Maine and New Hampshire. ... Amoskeag Canal, 1948, by Charles Sheeler A mill town is a community that grew up around one or more mills or factories, usually on a river that was used as a source of power in the days before electricity. ... Gristmill with water wheel, Skyline Drive, VA, 1938 A gristmill is a building where grain is ground into flour. ... This article or section should include material from Saw mill A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards. ... 1822 (MDCCCXXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... “Boston” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Textile (disambiguation). ... A hand-turned spinning wheel in action Cones of yarn for industrial use Z-twist and S-twist yarns Spinning is the process of creating yarn (or thread, rope, cable) from various raw fiber materials. ... Tweed loom, Harris, 2004 Woven sheet Weaving is an ancient textile art and craft that involves placing two sets of threads or yarn called the warp and weft of the loom and turning them into cloth. ... For other uses, see Cotton (disambiguation). ... Woolen (British spelling woollen) is the name of a yarn and cloth usually made from wool. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... In chemistry, to bleach something generally means to whiten it or oxidize it. ... Dyeing is the process of changing the colour of a yarn or cloth by treatment with a dye. ... This article is about structures for water impoundment. ... For other uses, see Canal (disambiguation). ... Hydropower (or waterpower) harnesses the energy of moving or falling water. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... // First use of general anesthesia in an operation, by Crawford Long The first electrical telegraph sent by Samuel Morse on May 24, 1844 from Baltimore to Washington, D.C.. First signing of the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) on February 6, 1840 at Waitangi, Northland New Zealand. ...


At first millworkers came from surrounding farms, including those in Berwick, Maine directly across the bridge. Many were women. But as the need for labor grew, immigrants arrived from Ireland, and later Quebec. Brick tenement row houses were rented by the company to employee families, many of whose members worked in the mills beside their parents before passage of child labor laws. For relaxation, workers found entertainment at the Opera House or at Central Park, an amusement park beside Willand Pond. In the early 1870s, the Portsmouth, Great Falls & Conway Railroad began excursions to the White Mountains. The Electric Street Railway came in 1890, allowing trolley rides to York Beach, Maine. Berwick is a town located in York County, Maine. ... Immigration is the act of moving to or settling in another country or region, temporarily or permanently. ... This article is about the Canadian province. ... Categories: Stub | House types ... A street of British Victorian/Edwardian terraced homes. ... Child laborers coming out of a dye factory, Dhaka, Bangladesh Child labor is the employment of children under an age determined by law or custom. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... // The invention of the telephone (1876) by Alexander Graham Bell. ... Looking south on the Franconia Ridge Trail. ... Year 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... This article refers to public transport vehicles running on rails. ... York is a town located in York County, Maine, United States at the southwest corner of the state. ...


But the New England textile industry went into decline in the 20th century. Water power was replaced with newer forms of energy, and cotton could be manufactured where it grew, saving transportation costs. Labor was also cheaper in the South, which did not have New Hampshire's inventory tax that levied commodities like coal and cotton at the plants. The Great Depression sent many regional textile firms into bankruptcy, when some local facilities were adapted for shoemaking. The Great Falls Manufacturing Company's big mill was renovated for other uses in the 1980s, although the Bleachery suffered a devastating fire in November of 2003, which required assistance from 23 fire departments from New Hampshire and Maine. The General Electric Company operates a factory that until recently made electricity meters, although fabrication has been shifted to facilities in Mexico. This article is about the region in the United States of America. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... Historic Southern United States. ... Coal Coal (IPA: ) is a fossil fuel formed in swamp ecosystems where plant remains were saved by water and mud from oxidization and biodegradation. ... For other uses, see The Great Depression (disambiguation). ... Notice of closure stuck on the door of a computer store the day after its parent company, Granville Technology Group Ltd, declared bankruptcy (strictly, put into administration—see text) in the United Kingdom. ... Shoemaking is a traditional handicraft profession, which has now been largely superseded by industrial manufacture of footwear. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Firefighter with an axe A firefighter, sometimes still called a fireman though women have increasingly joined firefighting units, is a person who is trained and equipped to put out fires, rescue people and in some areas provide emergency medical services. ... Official language(s) None (English and French de facto) Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 39th  - Total 33,414 sq mi (86,542 km²)  - Width 210 miles (338 km)  - Length 320 miles (515 km)  - % water 13. ... The name General Electric Company refers to two companies: An American multinational, General Electric A defunct British company, The General Electric Company plc, now a part of Telent plc Category: ... Typical US domestic electricity meter An electric meter or energy meter is a device that measures the amount of electrical energy supplied to a residence or business. ...


Somersworth's heyday was during the mill periods, which left behind some fine Victorian architecture. The city is today largely a bedroom community for other cities and the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The upper end of High Street, however, continues to develop as a retail center with several big-box chain stores. Manchester Town Hall is an example of Victorian architecture found in Manchester, UK. The Carson Mansion is an example of a Victorian home in Eureka, California, USA The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles predominantly in the Victorian era. ... Commuters waiting for the morning train in Maplewood, New Jersey A bedroom community, dormitory town, or commuter town is a community that is primarily residential in character, with most of its workers commuting to a nearby town or city to earn their livelihood. ... Portsmouth Naval Shipyard The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS), often called the Portsmouth Navy Yard, is a United States Navy shipyard for building, remodeling, and repairing the Navys ships. ... A big box is a box that is big. ... Chain stores are a range of retail outlets which share a brand and central management, usually with standardised business methods and practices. ...

Notable inhabitants

Fred Herbert Brown (April 12, 1879–February 3, 1955) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Somersworth, New Hampshire. ... General John Sullivan John Sullivan (b. ... The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen of her North American colonies. ...

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 25.9 km² (10.0 mi²). 25.3 km² (9.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is water, comprising 2.30% of the city. Somersworth is drained by the Salmon Falls River. The highest point in Somersworth is Prospect Hill rising just west of the city center, on which the city reservoir is built. The hill's elevation is approximately 310 feet (94 meters) above sea level. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... metre or meter, see meter (disambiguation) The metre is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units. ... For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ...


Demographics

Salmon Falls River c. 1915
Salmon Falls River c. 1915

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 11,477 people, 4,687 households, and 3,079 families residing in the city. The population density was 453.1/km² (1,173.4/mi²). There were 4,841 housing units at an average density of 191.1/km² (494.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.17% White, 0.58% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.96% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.59% from other races, and 1.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.61% of the population. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...


There were 4,687 households out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.95. Marriage is an interpersonal relationship with governmental, social, or religious recognition, usually intimate and sexual, and often created as a contract, or through civil process. ...

Old High School c. 1906
Old High School c. 1906

In the city the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...


The median income for a household in the city was $42,739, and the median income for a family was $47,933. Males had a median income of $36,585 versus $25,804 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,592. About 6.3% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...


Education

The Somersworth School District consists of Somersworth High School (grades 9-12), Somersworth Middle School (grades 5-8), and two elementary schools, Hilltop School and Maple Wood Elementary School.


In 1927, Hilltop School, the original high school, was built on 17 Grand Street. Later it would be converted to an elementary school. In 2007, the upper floors of the school were closed by the city and fire department due to safety hazards. Three portable classrooms were brought in for "2 years" as it stands in 2007. Currently, students are occupying the bottom two floors along with the three portable classrooms. A new school will be built soon, while Hilltop will be converted to a non-school use.


Sites of interest

  • Summersworth Historical Society Museum [1]

External links

  • Somersworth, NH Official Website
  • Somersworld.com The Independent voice of Somersworth, NH
  • Somersworth Chamber of Commerce
  • Somersworth Main Street - Somersworth, NH is a part of the New Hampshire Main Street program.
  • New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile

Coordinates: 43.253783° N 70.875499° W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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