Somerset Dam
Somerset Dam is a dam in New Garden Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Somerset Dam is situated nearby to the hamlet Kaolin, as well as near Landenberg.- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Also known as: “Shangri-La Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mill Creek Friends Meetinghouse and Springer Farm.
Mill Creek Friends Meetinghouse
Church
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Mill Creek Friends Meetinghouse is a historic Quaker meeting house located near Newark, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built as a one-story meeting house for 33 Friends from Mill Creek Hundred who, in 1838, had obtained permission to hold their worship services separately from the New Garden Monthly Meeting. Mill Creek Friends Meetinghouse is situated 1¼ miles south of Somerset Dam.
Springer Farm
House
Photo: Choess, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Springer Farm is a historic farm located at Hockessin, New Castle County, Delaware. The property includes four contributing buildings. They are a stone house, a stone and frame bank barn, a stone spring house, and a braced frame corn crib, both dated to the 19th century. Springer Farm is situated 1 mile east of Somerset Dam.
Public School No. 29
Heritage site
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Public School No. 29, also known as Lamborn Library, is a historic school building located at Hockessin, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1870 as a one-room school; a second floor and classroom was added about 1890. is a two-story, brick building on a stone foundation with basement. Public School No. 29 is situated 2 miles east of Somerset Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaolin and Landenberg.
Kaolin
Hamlet
Kaolin is an unincorporated community in Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located on Pennsylvania Route 41 between Avondale to the northwest and Hockessin, Delaware to the southeast.
Landenberg
Hamlet
Landenberg is an unincorporated community that is located in southern Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is, essentially, a post office address that covers parts of New Garden, London Britain and Franklin Townships. Landenberg is situated 1½ miles west of Somerset Dam.
Meadowbrook
Hamlet
Meadowbrook is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Meadowbrook is located along North Star Road north of Delaware Route 72, north of Pike Creek Valley and south of North Star. Meadowbrook is situated 2½ miles southeast of Somerset Dam.
Somerset Dam
Latitude
39.78391° or 39° 47′ 2″ northLongitude
-75.74207° or 75° 44′ 31″ westElevation
269 feet (82 metres)Open location code
87F6Q7M5+H5OpenStreetMap ID
way 173273139OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
“Somerset Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Somerset Dam (alihan sa tubig sa Estados Unidos, Pennsylvania)”
- Cebuano: “Somerset Dam”
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