Brighton, Washington Co., Iowa 1882 Business Directory This information extracted from the 1882-1883 R. L. Polk "Iowa State Gazetteer and Business Directory". USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, for their private use as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. BRIGHTON. A station on the S. W. br. C., R. I. & P. Ry, in the southwestern part of Washington county, 18 miles from Washington (c h), 100 from Des Moines and 45 from Burlington. It contains a flouring mill, bank and 6 churches. Live stock is the chief export. Price of improved land, $25 to $50 per acre; unimproved $10 to $15. Is incorporated, and contains 850 inhabitants. Exp., U. S. Tel., W. U. Mail, daily. Isaiah Nieukirk, postmaster. Surname(s) First Name(s) Occupation or Business Armstrong Wm C hardwood lumber Auld James H insurance agent Auld & Nicholson painters Main M live stock Barns J W saw-mill Bennett O E carpenter Bidwell L J live stock Bierce Wm H grocer Blakemore Wm F jeweler Brennan E saw-mill Brighton National Bank W H Lloyd cashr Brown & Parker livery Buck T & L M general store Carmichael G O druggist Caufman & Prizer general store Compton Elihu justice of peace Cushman Henry physician Day Miss K teacher Downes W H grocer Dunbar Wm saw-mill Evans S W tailor Fisher L T hotel propr Fleak L B hotel propr Fleak L C grocer Fleak Z T cigars Funston R B carpenter Funston W R grain elevator Gatlin Thomas wagonmaker Gordon Harrison constable Grace Thomas railroad and express agent Green L H photographer Griffith J W well borer Isenhart ______ meat market Israel Bros general store Israel Mrs M M restaurant Israel W G druggist Jeffrey David J harnessmaker Jones J W saw-mill Kingsley Mrs W B milliner McCoy J T hardware Martin B mason Mills Roswell S lawyer Moore Anson justice of peace Nicholson J V teacher Presler L L teacher Prizer & Terry physicians Scott Edward shoemaker Shearer Martin millwright Smith & Co G W furniture Smith J H wagonmaker Smith Uriah carpenter Snyder B F carpenter Snyder J R carpenter Snyder W H grocer Swisher E W hardware Swisher Lucy teacher Tracy Albert barber Tracy Bazel grocer Trine George carpenter Trine Mrs G boarding house Tucker & Son T flour mill Vincent & Son live stock Wannerus J meat market Washington County Creamery White & Son Wm blacksmiths Wilson Rev L C (Christian) Wood & Funston live stock Woodford Ella teacher Woodford S E carpenter Wortley C T millwright Wortley Lizzie teacher Yockley Daniel E lumber