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Somerset Real Estate   Somerset is a wonderful community. It has an excellent school system for children and a wonderful Council on Aging program for the senior citizens of the area. Somerset has a recreational waterfront

with a boat yard and beach for Somerset residents. It is in close proximity to Boston and yet the Somerset housing prices are substantially lower than the greater Boston area and with the hopes of an expanded rail system, all of this adding to the attractiveness of this beautiful family community.

The town of Somerset is a suburban community in Bristol County, on the west side of the Taunton River. Somerset was originally known as the Shawomet Lands and was incorporated as a town in 1790. Although there was a significant Indian population when colonists arrived, by the end of King Philip's War in 1677 English settlers dominated the Pocassets, members of the Wampanoag tribe.

The earliest Somerset colonists farmed and fished both in the river and off-shore but Somerset developed shipyards, mercantile and shipping businesses early in its history. The first documented local shipyard was established between 1707 and 1712 on the Lee River by Samuel Lee. The dominant religious group in early Somerset were the Quakers, who established a meeting house about 1701, one of the few and earliest Quaker churches in Southeastern MA.

After the war of 1812, Somerset became one of the chief distribution points in New England for foreign goods with trade to China, the West Indies, Europe and the Atlantic coast. By 1847, 138 vessels were built and registered in Somerset with many engaged in the coastal trade. The most important shipyard was that of James M. Hood, whose yard launched several important clipper ships. This industry boomed after the Mexican War and the California Gold Rush, and spawned shipping related activities such as a ropewalk the Somerset Iron Works, which made anchors. Aside from shipping related businesses, the largest early industry in Somerset was the making of stoneware. When steam began destroying shipbuilding, the anchor works was taken over by Job Leonard who proceeded to develop a nailworks which, by 1865, was the largest single industry in Somerset. Through all of this industrial growth, Somerset remained largely agricultural.

The opening of the Somerset and Dighton Railroad led to the establishment in the town of the Old Colony's major coal port in 1872, while an enterprising former potter created a cannery operation in the early part of the 20th century. However, as the industrial development of Fall River absorbed Somerset's industry, Somerset turned increasingly from shipping and iron manufacturing to suburban services. The dominant industry in Somerset since the First World War has been power generation with the erection of the Montaup Electric Company plant in 1923 and Brayton Point in 1963.

The dominant character of Somerset has been residential since the bankruptcy of Fall River in the Depression brought a flood of middle class residents into Somerset. Unlike most communities in the area, Somerset increased its population by 74% during the depression. Somerset is now a suburban community with some small scale resorts and second home development and its 15 miles of waterfront are primarily used for recreation rather than industry.

The average Somerset housing price is $250,000. Housing prices in Somerset range from $150,000 to $400,000+

Somerset Real Estate Areas of Interest 

  • Historical Society
  • Veteran's Memorial
  • Waterfront Park
  • Pierce Beach
  • University of Massachusetts (UMASS Dartmouth)
  • Nantucket
  • Martha's Vineyard
  • Westport
  • The Elizabeth Islands
  • Woods Hole
  • The Cape Cod Canal
  • Sandwich
  • Provincetown
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