New Brighton, a post-village of New York, beautifully situated on the north-east shore of Staten Island, 6 miles SW. of New York city. Its houses are mostly villa residences, though it possesses dye-works, a paper-factory, &c. Steamers run hourly to the metropolis. Pop. (1890) 16,423.
New Brighton
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 7: Maltebrun to Pearson, p. 453
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