Brighton is an unincorporated community in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is about 3 kilometres (2 mi) southwest of Wheeler on U.S. Route 101 next to Nehalem Bay, across the bay from Nehalem Bay State Park.[2]
Brighton | |
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  Brighton Location within the state of Oregon  Brighton Brighton (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°40′20″N 123°55′22″W / 45.67222°N 123.92278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Tillamook |
| Elevation | 95 ft (29 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Area code(s) | 503 and 971 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1166621[1] |
A town was platted at this locale in 1910 and named Brighton Beach, although it is not directly on the Pacific Ocean.[3] It was named for the seaside resort of Brighton, England, and it was hoped the place would become a popular vacation spot.[3][4] Brighton post office was established in 1912 and closed in 1957.[3] Brighton Beach was also the name of the Southern Pacific Railroad station on the Tillamook Branch.[1][3] Today the line is owned by the Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad (POTB). The Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad, a non-profit museum group, operates a heritage railroad in conjunction with the POTB that runs dinner trains from Garibaldi to Wheeler that pass through Brighton.[5][6]
In the early 20th century, Brighton was the home of the Brighton Mills Company, which ran a sawmill and planing mill.[7][8] The company was founded in 1911 by the Watt brothers of Bay City.[4] The mill closed in 1926, however, during World War I, it was credited with producing more spruce lumber for aircraft than any other mill in the country.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brighton, Oregon
- ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
- ^ a b c d McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- ^ a b c "Oregon Coast Crawler Route Guide". RailsNW.com. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
- ^ "About OCSR". Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
- ^ "OCSR Special Excursions and Dinner Trains". Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
- ^ "Construction:Pacific and Mountain States". Electrical World. 72: 919. October 5, 1918.
- ^ Ninth Biennial Report. Oregon Bureau of Labor. 1919–1920. pp. 65, 70, 105, 106, 108, 112, 113, 115.
Brighton Mills .
External links
edit- Historic images and history of Brighton Beach
- Historic postcard image of Brighton Mills Company office
- Historic postcard image of Brighton Sawmill
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