Brighton

Brighton is an unincorporated community in , in the U.S. state of .
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: human settlement in Lorain County, Ohio, United States
  • Also known as: Brighton Centre”, “Brighton, Lorain County, Ohio”, and “Brighton, OH

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wellington.

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
is a small town in Lorain county, , some 20 miles south of Lake Erie. It was established in 1855 and came to national prominence in 1858 when some three dozen men stormed the town hotel, rescued a runaway slave from a US posse, and smuggled him to freedom in Canada.

Brighton

Latitude
41.17089° or 41° 10′ 15″ north
Longitude
-82.30961° or 82° 18′ 35″ west
Elevation
906 feet (276 metres)
Open location code
86HV5MCR+95
Open­Street­Map ID
node 154183351
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
5148216
Wiki­data ID
Q22695658
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