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Brewster
Brewster may refer to: People *Brewster (surname) *Brewster Kahle (born 1960), American computer technologist * Brewster H. Shaw (born 1945), American astronaut Places *Brewster Park (Enniskillen), Northern Ireland * Brewster (crater), The Moon United States *Brewster, Florida *Brewster, Kansas *Brewster, Massachusetts ** Brewster (CDP), Massachusetts *Brewster, Minnesota *Brewster, Nebraska *Brewster, New York **Brewster (Metro-North station) * Brewster Hill, New York * Brewster, Ohio *Brewster, Washington *Brewster County, Texas *Brewster Creek, in Akron, Ohio Islands in Boston Harbor *Great Brewster Island * Little Brewster Island * Middle Brewster Island Structures *Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects, in Detroit, Michigan, USA *Brewster Hospital, in Duval County, Florida, USA Schools *Brewster Academy, a boarding school in New Hampshire, USA *Brewster High School (Brewster, Washington), USA *Brewster School District (other), several Business * Brewster & Co., Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brewster Academy
Brewster Academy is a co-educational independent boarding school located on in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, United States. It occupies of shoreline along Lake Winnipesaukee. With around 350 students, it serves grades nine through twelve and post-graduates. The 2018 full boarding tuition is $62,600. The current Head of School is Kristy Kerin. History The school was founded in 1820 by local citizens as a "building for higher education". Originally called the "Wolfeboro & Tuftonboro Academy", in 1887 it was renamed "Brewster Free Academy" in honor of benefactor John Brewster. For sixty years it charged no tuition fee to local residents, and, from its inception until 1964, the school served as the only high school in Wolfeboro, as well as serving day students from neighboring towns. In 1946, the academy begin to charge a small tuition, and Wolfeboro at its town meeting in March 1947 voted to pay local students' tuition fees. During the immediate postwar years, it was a popular school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brewster, Minnesota
Brewster is a city in Nobles County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 473 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. It is located one-half mile from the Jackson County line, on section 25 of Hersey Township. The population was 502 at the 2000 census. Main highways include: * Minnesota State Highway 60 * Nobles County Road 1 * Nobles County Road 14 History Founding of Brewster: The town of Brewster was in established in the spring of 1872, but was known for many years as Hersey. It was the first town established in Nobles County by the St. Paul and Sioux City Railroad, and was named after General Samuel F. Hersey, a lumber baron from Maine, and one of the railroad's directors. The first resident was W. R. Bennett, who came to take charge of the railroad station. T. J. Smith put up the first store which was run by A. J. Timlin for many years. Mr. A. O. Conde established a lumber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brewster, Nebraska
Brewster is a village in, and the county seat of, Blaine County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 17 at the 2010 census. History 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.Schipporeit, Al."Brewster--Blaine County". Retrieved 2013-07-27. In 1887 the outlaw D.C."Doc" Middleton opened a saloon in the comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brewster, Washington
Brewster is a city in Okanogan County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,370 at the 2010 census. History Brewster was founded in 1896. A post office called Brewster has been in operation since 1898. The city derives its name from John Bruster, a pioneer settler. Geography Brewster is located on the confluence of the Okanogan and Columbia Rivers. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. The 30–bed Three Rivers Hospital serves the city as the largest hospital in the county. The radio telescope located in Brewster is the northernmost of ten dishes comprising the Very Long Baseline Array. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 2,370 people, 699 households, and 535 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 730 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 50.8% White, 0.3% African American, 2.2% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 43.0% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brewster, Kansas
Brewster is a city in Thomas County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 291. History Brewster was named for L.D. Brewster, a railroad official. Brewster was a station and shipping point on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. The first post office in Brewster was established in September 1888. Geography Brewster is located at (39.362878, -101.376552). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Climate According to the Köppen climate classification system, Brewster has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 305 people, 122 households, and 87 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 142 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 92.5% White, 2.0% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 3.9% from other races, and 1.0% f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brewster, Massachusetts
Brewster is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, Barnstable County being coextensive with Cape Cod. The population of Brewster was 10,318 at the 2020 census. Brewster is twinned with the town of Budleigh Salterton in the United Kingdom. History Brewster was first settled in 1656 as a northeastern parish of the town of Harwich. The town separated from Harwich as the northern, more wealthy parish in 1693, and was officially incorporated as its own town in 1803 when the less wealthy citizens of Harwich were upset that the town's institutions were all on Brewster's main street (now Route 6A), including the town hall and churches. Brewster was named in honor of Elder William Brewster, the first religious leader of the Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony. The town's history grew around Stony Brook, where the first water-powered grist and woolen mill in the country was founded in the late 17th century. There were many rich sea captains in the town, who built many of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Brewster Island
Great Brewster Island is one of the outer islands in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, situated some offshore of downtown Boston. The island has a permanent size of , plus an intertidal zone of a further . Unlike the other outer islands, which are low-lying outcroppings of bedrock, Great Brewster is a drumlin which reaches a height of over 100 feet (30 m) above sea level. It has vegetation cover consisting of Apple Trees, Pear Trees, Sumac, Beach Roses, Grasses and Common Reeds, together with a large Gull colony. The birds are aggressive during nesting season and access by humans, which is by private boat only, is discouraged during that time. Like the neighbouring islands of Little Brewster, Middle Brewster and Outer Brewster, Great Brewster Island is named after William Brewster, the first preacher and teacher for the Plymouth Colony. In 1891, in what was considered a radical action for the time, four women spent two weeks on the island and document ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects
The Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects (officially named the Frederick Douglass Homes, and alternately named Frederick Douglass Projects, Frederick Douglass Apartments, Brewster-Douglass Homes, and Brewster-Douglass Projects) were the largest residential housing project owned by the city of Detroit, located in the Brush Park section on the east side of Detroit, Michigan, United States, near the Chrysler Freeway, Mack Avenue and St. Antoine Street. The housing project is named after Brewster Street, which ran through the area, and Frederick Douglass, African American abolitionist, author, and reformer. The complex was home to such notable figures as Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, Florence Ballard, Lily Tomlin, Loni Love, and Etterlene DeBarge, during their early years. The claymation animated series ''The PJs'' was based on the housing project as well. It was also seen in screenshots for the movie ''Dreamgirls'', as well as D12's debut music video. Brewster-Douglass is also ment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brewster Hospital
The Brewster Hospital building is a historic U.S. hospital in the LaVilla neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida. It was located at 915 West Monroe Street. On May 13, 1976, the building was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. In 2005, it was moved across the street to 843 West Monroe Street. History Brewster Hospital was the first Black hospital in Jacksonville. It served African Americans in Jacksonville from 1901 to 1966. It was founded in 1901 as the George A. Brewster Hospital and School of Nurse Training, because there was no place for Black people to go to for treatment after the disastrous Great Fire of 1901. Its sponsor was the Women's Division of the Methodist Board of Missions. (As in other Southern cities, white hospitals did not treat Black residents before the Civil Rights Act of 1964.) The hospital began at the West Monroe building, later expanding to East Jacksonville and Springfield. Abbie Sweetwine, the military nurse dubbed ''"The Angel of Pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brewster High School (Brewster, Washington)
Brewster High School is a high school in Brewster, Washington. The school has about 420 students in the junior and senior high, and 990 students K-12. Discrimination suit In October 2005, a group of eight Latino parents filed a discrimination lawsuit in a federal district court. According to the lawsuit, Principal Randy Phillips called a meeting with Hispanic students, in which he told them they showed less respect, scored lower on tests, and fought more than non-Hispanic students. The lawsuit was settled in 2006, and included the formation of a school office of minority affairs. References Parents sue district over treatment of Latinos" Associated Press The Associated Press (AP) is an American non-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association. It produces news reports that are distributed to its members, U.S. new .... 2 November 2005. High schools in Okanogan County, Washington Publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brewster (surname)
Brewster is an English language, English occupational surname, indicating a female involved in brewing. Notable people with the surname include: * Anna Brewster (born 1986), English actress and model * Benjamin Brewster (other), many people * Caleb Brewster (1747–1827), American spy * Chauncey B. Brewster (1848-1941) - fifth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut. * Cora Belle Brewster (1859–?), American physician, surgeon, medical writer, editor * Craig Brewster (born 1966), Scottish footballer * Daniel Brewster (1923–2007), American politician * David Brewster (other), many people * Diane Brewster (1931–1991), American actress * Elizabeth Brewster (1922–2012), Canadian poet * Ethel Hampson Brewster (1886-1947), American educator and philologist * Few Brewster (1889–1957), Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas * Flora A. Brewster (1852-1919), American physician, surgeon * Harlan Carey Brewster (1870–1918), Canadian politician * Henry Percy Brew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
