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The town was formally incorporated in 1754, and the spelling changed when the man who copied out the charter wrote ‘Somersworth’. In 1849, for a variety of economic and political reasons, the area of Somersworth known as Salmon Falls Village incorporated as separate town called Rollinsford.
Somersworth, city, Strafford county, southeastern New Hampshire, U.S., on the Salmon Falls River. With Dover and Rochester it forms a tri-city area. The site was settled before 1700 as part of Dover. The parish of Summersworth, organized in 1729, was separately incorporated as a town in 1754.
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Sep 13, 2023 · 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.
Jul 3, 2016 · Somersworth began as a part of Dover called Sligo, named after the same town in Ireland. It was organized in 1729 as the parish of "Summersworth" and then became the town of Somersworth in 1754.
Jul 7, 2021 · Since I started blogging and writing about Somersworth some five-plus years ago, I often get asked the question why I choose to write about Somersworth. The good thing is this question makes me ...
Nov 24, 2011 · The old historic name was restored, and we have city of Somersworth. It was astonishing how quickly the name Great Falls was dropped; it has never been used since 1893. Before that date, probably, half of the inhabitants did not know they lived in Somersworth.
Somersworth is a small township, and the people are almost exclusively devoted to manufacturing, mercantile trade and professional business. Next to Dover, it is the most important town, in the value of its manufactured, productions and trade, in the county, and ranks as the fifth town, or city, in the State, in manufacture. RIVER AND VILLAGE
