Editing Brooklin, Maine (section)

==History==

Brooklin was originally part the larger town of [[Sedgwick, Maine|Sedgwick]]. Brooklin broke off and formed its own town in 1849. A few weeks later, the name was changed to Brooklin, after the brook line which separated it from Sedgwick. Using pogie [[fish oil|oil]] as a fertilizer, the difficult soil was made productive, and hay became the principal crop. With excellent harbors, however, the main occupations were fishing and seafaring. By 1859, when the population was 1,002, it also had five boot and shoemaking factories, as well as two barrel manufacturers.<ref name=Coolidge>{{Cite book  | last = Coolidge  | first = Austin J.|author2=John B. Mansfield  | title = A History and Description of New England| publisher = A.J. Coolidge  | year = 1859| location = Boston, Massachusetts| pages = [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ/page/n106 72]–73| url = https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ| quote = coolidge mansfield history description new england 1859.  }}</ref> By 1886, the town was noted for producing smoked herring in considerable quantities. Canning lobster had also become an important business.<ref>{{Citation
  | last = Varney
  | first = George J.
  | title = Gazetteer of the state of Maine. Brooklin
  | place = Boston
  | publisher = Russell
  | year = 1886
  | url = http://history.rays-place.com/me/brookline-me.htm
  | access-date = March 4, 2010
  | archive-date = March 3, 2016
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192909/http://history.rays-place.com/me/brookline-me.htm
  | url-status = dead
  }}</ref>

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Image:Street View, Brooklin, ME.jpg|Street view in 1909
Image:Old High School, Brooklin, ME.jpg|Old High School {{circa|1915}}
Image:Redman Cottage, North Brooklin, ME.jpg|Redman Cottage in 1909
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