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Brooklin was settled in 1763 with Sedgwick as part of Township #4.  In 1849, about 8,800 acres were separated from Sedgwick and incorporated to form Port Watson.  A month later, the name was changed to Brooklin.  A “brook” became the dividing “line” between the two towns, hence the name.  Brooklin is well known for its boat building traditions, both by professionals as well as students attending WoodenBoat School (also where the magazine WoodenBoat is published).  With Native American artifacts stemming from the "Red Paint People" (Abnaki and Woodland tribes) dating as far back as 4,000 years, the area is archeologically important.  The town gained a measure of fame when an 11^th century Norse coin was discovered in 1957, indicating that Europeans may have traded in the area 500 years before Columbus came to the New World.

[Info thanks to Blue Hill Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, Bay Community Register and "Memories of Haven Colony, Brooklin, Maine"]