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The Butler Pennsylvania Blog ~The Butler Pennsylvania Blog ~. . . keeping up with events, past and present, from a small town in Western Pennsylvania. Articles
Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing ~
2010-04-15 15:01:00 We sent railroad cars out across the nation. More About: Standard
Rube Waddell ~ Famous Butler Pitcher
2010-03-13 10:43:00 Rube Waddell: Butler?s Outrageous SouthpawBy Eric D. DuchessA biographical sketch of the eccentric left-handed pitcher from Prospect who is the only Butler County baseball player in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.This book received the Freedom Foundation Award in 1997. More About: Famous , Authors
Athletic Butler ~
2010-03-06 16:39:00 In 1979 nearly 1,000 runners competed in the annual 10,000 meter Road Race.Click picture to enlarge. More About: Sports
A True Butlerite of 78 Years ~
2010-02-27 10:58:00 Gene Zarnickhas writtenRecollections of a Childhood in ButlerRead More About: True , Years
St. Paul's Steeple ~
2009-12-19 12:21:00 Climbing Butler's SummitSt. Paul's Church Photo: Robert Emigh
The Day They Moved a House ~
2009-12-12 11:16:00 A house on Main Street . Photo: Robert Emigh More About: House , A House
Butler Literature ~ Stewart O'Nan
2009-12-05 12:02:00 Stewart O'Nan's prizewinning novel Snow Angels is set in Butler. More About: Literature , Authors , Stewart
New Monroe Street Bridge ~
2009-11-21 11:45:00 They call it Lookout Point Bridge.Photo: Robert Emigh More About: Street
Silent Heroes Among Us ~
2009-11-05 16:14:00 by the Senior English Students of Butler High SchoolEdited by James Clements1996 More About: Heroes , Silent , Authors
Karl Probst ~ Designer of the Jeep
2009-10-28 22:12:00 Karl Probst [center] was rightly called the "Father of the Jeep " and thanks to him Butler was duly given the celebrated nickname "Home of the Jeep". Probst designed the vehicle in just 18 hours in 1940, and it took our Bantam company 49 days to make the original, which was cloned for use by the U.S. Army. More About: Designer , Tribute
Joan Chandler ~ Actress ~ BHS '40
2009-10-22 20:37:00 The actress Joan [Cheeseman] Chandler was born 24 August 1923 in Butler, Pennsylvania. Lived on McKean Street across from the library. She starred in such movies as Alfred Hitchcock's Rope (1948) and Humoresque (1946). More About: Theater , Actress
Artist's View of Butler ~ Robert Hazy ~ BHS '82
2009-10-04 21:09:00 At Locust and MonroeEnlarge More About: View , Robert
BHS Class of '60 ~ Fifty Year Reunion
2009-09-29 17:43:00 BHS Class of '6050 year reunionSeptember 3, 2010.......PicnicSeptember 4, 2010.......Dinner Dance Location: The AtriumContactNews
Sgt. Major Abie Abraham ~
2009-09-22 11:54:00 Belated Congratulations to youAbie and Christine on your Wedding DayAugust 3, 2009Photo: Butler EagleNewsWho is Abie Abraham?
Street Festival ~ September 2009
2009-09-20 12:17:00 . . . so many good people in our town. More About: Festival , Street , September , Tribute
New Clock on Main Street ~
2009-09-07 18:05:00 At Main and Jefferson More About: Clock , Street , Main Street
J.F.Kennedy ~ Natili's Restaurant
2009-08-23 14:47:00 On Wayne Street at the corner of Main. This photograph hangs in Natili's restaurant.Photo: Mary B. Gordon More About: Restaurants , Restaurant , Kennedy
Hey, That's Our Horse! ~
2009-08-21 18:34:00 Guarding the gateways in South Coast Plaza in Orange County, California, and mounted on the entrance signs, are eight hand-carved wooden horses. These animals were made for the Alameda Park carousel in Butler, Pennsylvania, in 1855, and were procured from a couple who had purchased the carousel and brought it from Pennsylvania to California. They had refurbished and erected the carousel and original melodian for the enjoyment of the neighborhood children, for whom the carousel operated on the weekends. from: The OC Register More About: Horse
Sheriff's Race is On ~ The Candidates
2009-08-17 15:50:00 Sheriff Denny Rickard [served 30 years] [L] Michael Slupe BHS '82[R] Roland Livermore BHS '89 More About: Race , Candidates
BHS '89 Class Reunion ~
2009-08-03 11:52:00 BHS Class of '8920 year reunionSaturday November 28, 20096:00 pm - 11:00 pmThe Grand Ballroom at Cornerstone CommonsSouth Main St. Butler, Pa. More About: Reunion
Aland's Penny Store ~
2009-07-23 15:27:00 For kids: Our Utopia on Main Street. More About: Store , Penny
First United Methodist Church ~
2009-07-15 11:34:00 The First Methodist Episcopal Church was established as the head of the Butler Circuit in 1825. The congregation?s first church was built in 1827 on West Wayne. The congregation moved to its current location in 1874, with this church being built in 1904. It is now the First United Methodist Church. More About: Churches
Medal of Honor ~
2009-06-30 13:28:00 The Medal of Honor was conferred on a Butlerite, John Donaldson: Sergeant, Company L of the 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia on 9 May 1865. He captured the flag of the 4th Virginia Cavalry (C.S.A.). More About: Medal of Honor
The House of Jaffe ~ Tapers ~
2009-06-24 20:03:00 At Main and Jefferson. More About: House , The House
New BHS Baseball Field ~
More articles from this author:2009-06-15 20:50:00 Photo: Thanks Robert Emigh More About: Baseball , Field 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
