BUTLER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET

The history of Butler County, PA, is recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 21 Page Booklet, reprinted primarily from three hard-to-find books: the 1843 edition of Historical Collections of the State of Pennsylvania by Sherman Day, An Illustrated History of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1876) by William Egle, M.D., and Pennsylvania, a Guide to the Keystone State, a WPA project published in 1940. The spiral-bound booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper, with the print enlarged for easier reading. A clear vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover.

Communities mentioned include: Butler, Harmony, Zelienople, Centreville, Harrisville, Murrinsville, Portersville, Prospect, Sunbury, North Washington, Farview, Millerstown, Saxenburg, Coylesville, Hannahstown, Brownsdale, Evansburg, Petersville, Mount Chestnut, Unionville, Eau Clarie, Buena Vista, Martinsburg, Conoquenessing (Connoquenessing), Evans City, Slippery Rock, Glade Mills, Middle Lancaster, and the oil boom towns of Petrolia, Karns City, Greece City, Angelica, Argyle, Modoc, Troutman Farm, St. Joe, and Great Belt City.

The Day and Egle histories cover the early development of this area, while excerpts from the WPA book, give a nostalgic glimpse from a 1940 vantage point, including interesting historical notes, especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. Since the source books are concerned with the same subject, there is some duplication of material, but the time elasped often changes the perspective and emphasis.

Among the many and diverse subjects in the booklet are: Murdering Town of Kaskaskunk; Early settlers; Adventure of Captain Brady at Slippery Rock; Recollections of H. M. Breckenridge; Hillarious proceedings at first court case; Adventure of Massie Herbeson and her daring escape from Indians; Oil boom; Early Railroads; A Close Call for George Washington; George Rapp and the socialistic Harmony Society; "Chicken Dinner Capitol"; and other interesting bits of history and trivia.

ILLUSTRATIONS include: Town of Butler, Butler County Court House, The Burrow of Butler, Public school building in Butler.