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Dec 17, 1991 · SOME HISTORY ABOUT SOMERFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA. This is an article that was published on December 17, 1991 and it is a History on Somerfield, Pennsylvania by: FRANCES BORSODI ZAJAC a staff writer for the Herald-Standard..The following is respectfully summited by Lawson L. Duckworth and the Old Petersburg-Addison Historical Society.
Jan 27, 2019 · Somerfield was incorporated into a borough and in 1893, John W. Endsley became the first burgess. Leaving their homes in Somerfield was an emotional and difficult time for many of the families.
Abandoned National Road US 40 1818 Bridge & town tour! See it up close! Somerfield Pa History - YouTube. The town of Somerfield in Somerset County PA was taken for the Yough Dam in 1946 and...
Feb 7, 2020 · February 7, 2020 ·. The lost town of Somerfield PA lost to the Yough dam / lake around 1946. When the water is low you can see the outline of the street where the businesses were located.
Mar 17, 2011 · Somerfield (site) Somerfield, PA. This old town was wiped off the map with the construction of Youghiogheny Lake. The buildings in town were razed. When the lake's water level drops low enough it is possible to see the foundations of the old town buildings in the mud. View user comments below. John Kennedy Lacock at Big Crossings, Somerfield.
Mar 28, 2015 · Somerfield borough was laid out by Philip D. Smyth, in 1818, as the town of Smythfield. It was situated where the National road crossed the Youghiogheny river and was laid out on land warranted to Jacob Spears, April 17, 1769, fourteen days after the land office at Philadelphia was opened for the sale of lands west of the Allegheny mountains.
May 19, 2017 · Somerfield and the Great Crossings Bridge. By Adam - May 19, 2017. West of Addison, US 40 crosses the Youghiogheny River at what once was the town of Somerfield. When crossing the current modern two lane bridge, you many not realize that it is actually the third to cross the Yough at this site.
