Brighton Township was formed in 1816. It formerly was in South Beaver Township and Ohio Township. Eventually, parts of Brighton Township became other municipalities including: Patterson, Fallston, Industry and parts of Beaver and Bridgewater. The name came from Brighton, England.
Fun facts about Brighton Township:
–Tuscarawas Road, one of the township’s main thoroughfares, follows a former Indian trail, The Great Path. It led from the forks of the Ohio to the Tuscarawas Valley and the flint deposits in Central Ohio.
-The one-room school, the Richmond School, is open for tours.
–Morgan Carriage Works was built shortly after the Civil War on Dutch Ridge Road.
-Part of the county-owned Brady’s Run Park, established in 1947, is located in the township.