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Brooklin Corner School Group, Brooklin, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society Date: circa 1932 Location: Brooklin Media: Photo transparency

Ada Herrick, Brooklin, ca. 1945

Contributed by: Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society Date: circa 1945 Location: Brooklin Media: Photo transparency

Joe Sewall camp, Brooklin, 1977

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1977 Location: Brooklin Client: Joe Sewall Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Parson residence, Brooklin, 1990-1991

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1990–1991 Location: Brooklin Client: Don Parson, Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

Reading, Writing and 'Rithmetic: Brooklin Schools

When Brooklin, located on the Blue Hill Peninsula, was incorporated in 1849, there were ten school districts and nine one-room school houses. As the years went by, population changes affected the location and number of schools in the area. State requirements began to determine ways that student's education would be handled. Regardless, education of the Brooklin students always remained a high priority for the town.

Early Fish Canneries in Brooklin

By the 1900s, numerous fish canneries began operating in Center Harbor, located within the Brooklin community. For over thirty years, these plants were an important factor in the community.

Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Telephone communication

"Cables to the mainland were run first to Brooklin, then to Burnt Point, and lastly to Bass Harbor. A "cable call" was an expensive occurrence so it…"