Welcome to Butler County Pennsylvania
History and Genealogy
Butler County was created on March 12, 1800 from part
of Allegheny County and named in honor of General Richard Butler. Its county
seat is Butler.
Butler County is named after Richard Butler (general), a hero of the American
Revolution. It is the location of Moraine State Park, with the 3,000 acre
glacial lake, Lake Arthur. Lake Arthur is used for fishing and sailing, and
the surrounding park is used for hiking and hunting.
Some famous inventions and discoveries were made in Butler County. It was
in Saxonburg, that the designer of the Brooklyn Bridge, John Roebling, invented
his revolutionary "wire rope." At what is now known as Oil Creek, Butler
County resident William Smith and Edwin Drake first proved that oil could
be tapped from underground for consistent supply. The Jeep was developed
in Butler County by American Bantam in 1941.
Butler County has been lived in and traveled through by famous politicians.
George Washington passed through during the French and Indian Wars. Butler's
only U.S. Senator, Walter Lowrie, built a home in 1828 that still stands
behind the Butler County Courthouse. Butler's highest ranked federal official
ever is William J. Perry, Secretary of Defense under President Bill Clinton
from 1994-1997. He was graduated from Butler High School in 1945. --
Wikipedia.com
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If you have the desire to help transcribe genealogical
data and place it online for the free use of all researchers, contact
Kim
to become a host. Volunteer Information is available
here.
This County currently does not
have a host. This means that there is no one available to help answer your
questions about this county's history or to help you with your family's genealogy
within this county. WE REGRET THAT WE
ARE UNABLE TO DO PERSONAL RESEARCH FOR YOU.
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