"S" is for Somers in my Municipal Collection.
I did not know much about this community when I purchased the badge at the Titusville Show several months ago.
The price was right, and the shape was right. So I decided I wouldn't mind doing some research on this Town. All that I recalled about it, from my youth, was, this town was where Conway Twitty played in the late 1950's.
I loved Conway's song. "Its' Only Make Believe." I followed his career until his death in 1993. Unfortunately I never got to see him perform, but I did a catch a Lorretta Lynn Concert. She frequently did duets with Conway.
In Conway I missed seeing a great performer. With Lorretta, I got to see half the act. She did quite a good show.
Well now I have a nice badge to remind of two great singers from yesterday, and the Community of Somers Point. On the badge the word "Point" is not there. I think this might have been a mistake.
I looked this community up in Wikipedia and learned that it was created as a Borough in the late 1800's. Almost every community in New Jersey seems to have done that. Checking further I had a huge surprise. In 1902 Somers Point became a "City".
Finding that this badge, which simply reads Somers, Police number 11 comes from a "City," makes me quite happy.
I will have these memories that I come from this Community including the music from Conway Twitty, and one more for my NJ City display.
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