Sedgwick is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States.

The countryside around Sedgwick is a haven for birdwatchers, as well as an out-of-the-way tourist stop with several bed and breakfast locations.

It was one of six contiguous townships, each six miles square, granted by Massachusetts in 1761 to David Marsh and 359 others.

Called by its Abenaki name Naskeag, meaning "the end or extremity," its first permanent European settler was Andrew Black in 1759.

[3] Farmers found the surface broken and ledgy, better suited for grazing than cultivation.

Gristmills and sawmills were built along various streams, including the Benjamin River.

Because of the geology, for decades Sedgwick had operating many granite quarries, where stone was taken for major public buildings.

But with two excellent harbors, the town was chiefly occupied by fishing, clam digging, shipbuilding and seafaring.

[4] In March 2011, Sedgwick received attention after passing an ordinance declaring food sovereignty for the town's citizens.

[1] Drained by the Benjamin River, which separates it from Brooklin, Sedgwick overlooks Penobscot Bay.