Brewster, Massachusetts Brewster, Massachusetts Location in Barnstable County and the state of Massachusetts.
Location in Barnstable County and the state of Massachusetts.
Brewster / bru st r/ is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, Barnstable County being coextensive with Cape Cod.
Brewster is twinned with the town of Budleigh Salterton in the United Kingdom.
Brewster was first settled in 1656 as a northeastern church of the town of Harwich.
The town separated from Harwich as the northern, more wealthy church in 1693, and was officially incorporated as its own town in 1803 when the less wealthy people of Harwich were upset that the town's establishments were all on Brewster's chief street (now Route 6 - A), including the town hall and churches.
Brewster was titled in honor of Elder William Brewster, the first theological prestige of the Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony.
There were many rich sea captains in the town, who assembled many of the mansions and stately homes which now constitute the town's inns and bed-and-breakfasts. Most notable of these are the Crosby Mansion on Crosby Lane by Crosby Beach, which is presently[when?] undergoing renovations to allow for more weddings and other functions, and the Captain Freeman Inn on Breakwater Road.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 25.4 square miles (65.9 km2), of which 22.9 square miles (59.3 km2) is territory and 2.5 square miles (6.6 km2), or 10.07%, is water. Brewster is bordered on the north by Cape Cod Bay, on the west by Dennis, on the south by Harwich, and on the east by Orleans.
The town is usually separated into two villages, West and East Brewster, both of which comprise the Brewster census-designated place.
Brewster is 31 miles (50 km) south of Provincetown, 14 miles (23 km) east of Barnstable, 31 miles (50 km) east of the Sagamore Bridge, and 85 miles (137 km) southeast of Boston.
The town is bordered by extensive tidal sand flats to the north, along the shores of Cape Cod Bay.
Nickerson State Forest Park, the biggest state forest on Cape Cod.
The town has a several large ponds, especially along the Harwich town line.
There are a several brooks throughout the town, all of which lead to Cape Cod Bay.
The bay is home to a several boat landings and beaches in the town.
Brewster is home to the biggest pond on Cape Cod, Long Pond.
Brewster's second biggest pond is Cliff Pond, positioned in Nickerson State Park.
Route 6 passes through the southeast corner of Brewster from southwest to northeast, as a two-lane expressway with no exits in the town, although exits 9 through 12 furnish access to Brewster via other roads.
Massachusetts Route 6 - A passes through the town from east to west as Main Street through the town center.
Routes 124 and 137 both have a northern end along Route 6 - A in town; short portions of Routes 28 and 39 also pass through the southeastern corner of town (the portion of 28 is less than 100 yards long, and is actually signed as crossing from Harwich directly into Orleans).
Brewster has one stop light (blinking red light, four way stop) at the intersection of Harwich Road (Route 124) and Long Pond Road (Route 137).
The Cape Cod Rail Trail, as well as a several other bicycle trails, pass through the town.
Source: United States Enumeration records and Population Estimates Program data. In the town, the populace was spread out with 20.9% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 21.5% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 26.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
The Old Brewster Town Hall Brewster is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as a part of the First Barnstable District, along with Dennis and a portion of Yarmouth.
The town is represented in the Massachusetts Senate as a part of the Cape and Islands District, which includes all of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket except the suburbs of Bourne, Falmouth, Sandwich and a portion of Barnstable. The town is patrolled by the Second (Yarmouth) Barracks of Troop D of the Massachusetts State Police. On the nationwide level, Brewster is a part of Massachusetts's 10th congressional district, and is presently represented by William Keating.
Brewster is governed by the open town meeting form of government, led by an executive secretary and a board of selectmen.
There is a single postal service near the geographic center of town, as well as the Brewster Ladies' Library, a 50,000-volume library which is a part of the Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing (CLAMS) library network.
The Long Pond Medical Center, positioned just over the Harwich line at the intersection of Routes 6 and 137, serves the medical needs of the town, as well as the southeastern corner of the Cape.
Brewster is a member of the Nauset Regional School District, along with the suburbs of Eastham, Orleans and Wellfleet.
The town operates the Stony Brook Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through second grade, and the Eddy Elementary School, which serves students in third through fifth grades.
Middle school students typically attend Nauset Middle School in Orleans, although the Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School in East Harwich is an alternative choice.
Additionally, the town's high school students may attend Cape Cod Regional Technical High School in neighboring Harwich no-charge of charge.
Brewster beaches, from east to west on the Cape Cod Bay are: Crosby Landing, Linnell Landing, Ellis Landing, Point of Rocks Landing, Breakwater Beach, Saint's Landing, Mant's Landing (Robbins Hill Beach), and Paines Creek Beach.
Several hiking trails leave the Natural History exhibition, with the John Wing Trail going over a salt marsh boardwalk to Wing Island and the beach on Cape Cod Bay. At Nickerson State Park, there are 1900 acres of open woodland, nearly 8 miles of biking trails that can be hiked as well, and hiking trails around a several ponds.
Minnie Riperton's song, "Alone in Brewster Bay", refers to when Riperton and her husband, producer Dick Rudolph, vacationed on Cape Cod amid the early 1970s, before to the release of her 1975 hit single, "Lovin' You".
The Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League has been the home of many current and former primary league baseball stars, such as Mike Aviles, Brian Bannister, Sean Casey, Chris Dickerson, Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn and his son Tony Gwynn, Jr., Matt Herges, Bobby Kielty, Mike Meyers, Aaron Rowand, Gaby Sanchez, and Billy Wagner.
In a 2011 episode of Who Do You Think You Are?, Ashley Judd traced her direct lineage back to William Brewster, the town's namesake.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Brewster town, Barnstable County, Massachusetts".
"1990 Enumeration of Population, General Population Characteristics: Massachusetts" (PDF).
"1980 Enumeration of the Population, Number of Inhabitants: Massachusetts" (PDF).
"1950 Enumeration of Population" (PDF).
"1920 Enumeration of Population" (PDF).
"1890 Enumeration of the Population" (PDF).
"1870 Enumeration of the Population" (PDF).
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