Brookline, Massachusetts

Brookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. It borders Newton (part of Middlesex County) on the southwest and Boston (part of Suffolk County) in all other directions, so it is not actually contiguous with any other part of Norfolk County. As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 57,107.

History

First settled in the early 1600s as a part of Boston, Massachusetts known as the hamlet of Muddy River, Brookline was incorporated as an independent town in 1705.

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President John F. Kennedy was born here. It was also the home of influential American landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, 60 Minutes icon Mike Wallace, former Governor of Massachusetts and 1988 Democratic Presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, television talk show host Conan O'Brien, television commentator and journalist Barbara Walters, Boston Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein, and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft. Wallace, Dukakis, Epstein, O'Brien and Kraft all attended Brookline High School.

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John F. Kennedy - Frederick Law Olmsted - 60 Minutes - Mike Wallace - Michael Dukakis - Conan O'Brien - Barbara Walters - Theo Epstein - Robert Kraft

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The Country Club, an exclusive sporting club in the town, claims to be the first private club in the United States formed exclusively for outdoor activities. It is most famous as a golf club; it was one of the five clubs that formed what is now the United States Golf Association, and has hosted the U.S. Open three times and the Ryder Cup Matches once.

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The Country Club - Golf - United States Golf Association - U.S. Open - Ryder Cup Matches

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Brookline is also home to the Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology.

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Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

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