Somerset County

Somerset County · dedicated 1982 · 111 E Union St.

Formed April 17, 1795 out of Bedford County and named for Somersetshire, England. County seat of Somerset was incorporated in 1804. Settlement followed the course of Forbes Road, opened 1758. This farm county is noted for production of maple syrup.

under a mile from where Nancy C Graff lived in the 1740s

what this marker records spans 1758 to 1804, overlapping Nancy C Graff's years here

From one family's 77-marker roster

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