The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town was laid out in 1884 by George Washington Brewster who had homesteaded the land there. It was named for one of his ancestors, William Brewster, who had arrived in America on the Mayflower. The community was named the county seat in 1887 after George Washington Brewster offered to build the required buildings. According to town lore, Brewster had expected the state capitol to be located in the community because of its central location.
In 1887 the outlaw D.C."Doc" Middleton opened a saloon in the community.
Brewster almost became a railhead, when the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad graded a line from Sargent in 1897. The line would have had an intermediate station at Moulton.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Brewster’s history is told.
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Nothing in Brewster is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Brewster has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is St. Anselm's Catholic Church, Rectory and Parish Hall in Anselmo, 22.3 miles away.
Brewster and the nearest listed places
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
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