Photo(AKBC, 2009): Part of the old phosphate factory can be seen just behind the post office. The Pembroke Mine was a phosphate mine and village that was first purchased in 1905 by a French company. The mine has changed several times with a second resurgence in the 40′s. There was at one time 50 or [...]
Photo(Florida Photographic Collection, 1920s): This photo taken sometime in the 1920s shows the Brewster power plant, one of the only remaining remnants of the town. The town of Brewster was founded in 1910 to accommodate the workers at the time who spent the day working at the nearby phosphate mine. Operated by American Cyanamid, the [...]