{"product_id":"somerset-one-hundred-years-a-town-hardcover","title":"Somerset: One Hundred Years a Town - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLesley Anne Simmons\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDonna Kathleen Harman\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet the people of the town of Somerset as they celebrate their centennial. This tree-lined oasis of 440 homes set between the high-rise commercial districts of Friendship Heights and Bethesda retains many small-town characteristics from its past. Vintage photographs bring to life the prominent scientists who purchased a parcel of land called Somerset Heights in 1890 and their efforts to build a town. The history of this trolley suburb is chronicled in images of the town's mayors, beginning with agricultural scientist Dr. Charles A. Crampton in 1906; the townspeople and their families; and great American home architecture. Children who attend the Somerset Elementary School still sled and trick-or-treat along Cumberland Avenue as kids have done for a century. Many swim for the successful Dolphins swim team, now 25 years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 26, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42115772252295,"sku":"9781531625290","price":34.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d1ce648b9a6cfca8199715e7e34886f3.webp?v=1732511308","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/somerset-one-hundred-years-a-town-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}