Courtright sprang up after Mooretown but soon rivaled it in size.
In the early 1870’s, the Canada Southern Railway selected a spot just south of Mooretown for its western terminus.In true nineteenth-century fashion, a swarm of land speculators, commercial entrepreneurs, and industrial developers scooped up property and began to promote their investments.
In mid-1873, the tracks finally reached the St Clair River.Grateful to the Canada Southern Railway, local residents named their newborn village after Milton Courtright, who was the railroad’s president.
In 1901 Courtright incorporated as a police village and as an independent village some six years later.At one time it had several industries, including a hub and spoke factory, a wagon shop, and a gristmill.There were also three hotels.
It gave up its independent village status in 1975 and officially rejoined Moore Township.