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Somerset is a village in Perry County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,481 at the 2010 census. Saint Joseph Church, the oldest Catholic church in Ohio, is located just outside of Somerset on State Route 383. ==History== The village of Somerset was established in 1810 by settlers from Somerset, Pennsylvania at the spot on Zane's Trace located midway between Lancaster and Zanesville.〔Owen, Lorrie K., ed. ''Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places''. Vol. 2. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 1138.〕 Seven years later, parts of Fairfield, Muskingum, and Washington counties were merged to create Perry County, and the house of a Somerset resident was named the first temporary courthouse.〔Martzolff, Clement Luther. ''(History of Perry County, Ohio )''. New Lexington: Ward and Weiland, 1902.〕 In 1819, the county government arrange for the erection of a purpose-built courthouse in Somerset; while most of the building was used for a jail, it also included a courtroom and space for some county offices. Ten years later, a permanent courthouse was constructed on the village's public square.〔 In 1833, Somerset contained county buildings, nine stores, six taverns, about 120 dwelling houses, and more than 600 inhabitants. As the village of New Lexington grew in importance, its residents began to agitate for the county seat to be moved to their community. From 1851 to 1859, the state legislature passed three separate laws to permit the county seat to be moved; contentious elections and a decision by the Supreme Court of Ohio saw the county seat move to New Lexington, back to Somerset, and finally back to New Lexington.〔Thrane, Susan W. ''County Courthouses of Ohio''. Bloomington: Indiana UP, 2000, 119.〕 After it ceased to be used as a courthouse, the building was leased to Somerset for use as its village hall.〔Borchers, Perry E. (Written Historical and Descriptive Data: Old Perry County Court House ), Historic American Buildings Survey, 1959-06, 1. Accessed 2012-11-24.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Somerset, Ohio」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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