Butler County, formed in 1800, prospered as a result of various industries, including coal mining, farming, and lumbering. A successful oil industry transformed the county into a bustling, thriving community and introduced railroads, which opened up the area to other parts of the United States. Companies such as Standard Steel Car and Columbia Steel employed thousands. The introduction of streetcars in 1900 further drew people into the area, helping to develop towns such as Mars, Zelienople, and Evans City. Butler County continued to evolve with the construction of one of the first airports in the Pittsburgh area, the Pittsburgh-Butler Airport in the Nixon area of Penn Township. Butler County celebrates the history of the area through two hundred vintage postcards, including rare images featuring Roy Kanbenshue flying his dirigible, the Goosetown Gang, and Slippery Rock State Normal School.
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Larry D. Parisi, a resident of Butler, was born in Chicora. He has been collecting postcards for a number of years and shows his cards at the Butler Farm Show, civic groups, senior citizen centers, and historical societies.
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Main Street, Butler County, Evans City, Slippery Rock Creek, Slippery Rock Township, West Sunbury, Breakneck Creek, Camp Bucoco, Central Avenue, Central Hotel, East Butler, Old Home Week, West Winfield, Alameda Park, Andrew Carnegie, Franklin Street, Hanson Avenue, Knights of Pythias, World War New!
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This scene was familiar to the citizens of Butler in 1908. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
first postmaster Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Main Street, Butler County, Evans City, Slippery Rock Creek, Slippery Rock Township, West Sunbury, Breakneck Creek, Camp Bucoco, Central Avenue, Central Hotel, East Butler, Old Home Week, West Winfield, Alameda Park, Andrew Carnegie, Franklin Street, Hanson Avenue, Knights of Pythias, World War New!
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- St. Anthony by Regina Press Malhame & Company on page 33
- Pennsylvania Railroad (Railroad Color History) by Mike Schafer in Front Matter
- The Great Depression - How We Coped, Worked and Played: Life-Experience Stories from the Carolinas' Piedmont (1929-41) by Margaret G. Bigger on page 120
- Ice Cream by Elisha Cooper on page 109
- Butler County Revisited (PA) (Postcard History Series) by Larry D. Parisi in Front Matter
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