New Brighton, Pennsylvania

New Brighton is a borough located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, 28 miles (45 km) northwest of Pittsburgh on the Beaver River. There are deposits of coal and clay in the vicinity. Formerly, New Brighton was an important manufacturing center, but today it is a Rust Belt place. In the past, articles produced here included pottery, bricks, sewer pipe, glass, flour, twine, lead kegs, refrigerators, bath tubs, wall paper, steel castings, nails, rivets, wire, etc. In 1900, 6,820 people lived here; In 1910, 8,329; and in 1940, 9,630 people inhabited New Brighton. As of the 2000 census, the borough had a total population of 6,641.

Related Topics:
Beaver County, Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh - Beaver River - Rust Belt - 1900 - 1910 - 1940 - 2000

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