1895 Butler County History

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History of Butler Co., PA

R. C. Brown Co., Publishers, 1895
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Chapter Chapter Title Pages Transcriber
1 Physical Features 17-23 Nancy Wilkinson
2 Aborigines and Explorers 24-36 Nancy Wilkinson
3 Public Lands and Surveys 36-41 Dolores Carlson
4 The Pioneers 42-64 June Mackey
5 Pioneer Reminiscences 65-74 Dolores Carlson
6 County and Township Organization 74-92 Lona Boudreaux
7 Transactions of the Commissioners 93-109 Dolores Carlson
8 Public Buildings 110-114 Jane Lahey
9 Political Affairs 115-134 Susan Elko
10 The Bench and Bar 134-161 Pat Collins
11 The Medical Profession 162-171 Judy Lockwood
12 The Press 172-185 Julie Sefton
13 Schools and School Laws 185-192 Cindy Baughman
14 Internal Improvements 193-202 Cindy Baughman
15 Agriculture 202-210 Cindy Baughman
16 The Temperance Cause 211-216 Jane Lahey
17 Early Military History 217-229 Donna Mohney
18 War of the Rebellion 229-269 Donna Mohney
19 The Butler Oil Field 269-294 Donna Mohney
20 The Butler Gas Field 295-299 Lyn Magill-Hoch
21 Butler Borough 299-328 Michelle Bellinger
22 Butler Borough (cont.) 328-353 Judy Lockwood
23 Butler Borough (cont.) 353-382 Pat Collins
24 Butler Township 383-387 Pat Collins
25 Connoquenessing Township 387-396 Lexie Gallagher
26 Jackson Township 396-401 Dolores Carlson
27 Zelienople Borough 401-409 Dolores Carlson.
28 Harmony Borough 409-416 Lexie Gallagher
29 Evans City Borough 417-428 Dolores Carlson
30 Forward Township 429-434 Pat Collins
31 Cranberry Township 434-440 Dolores Carlson
32 Adams Township 440-446 Dolores Carlson
33 Middlesex Township 446-452 Diane S. Carter
34 Penn Township 452-459 Lexie Gallagher
35 Jefferson Township 460-465 Karen Patterson
36 Saxonburg Borough 466-475 Karen Patterson
37 Clinton Township 476-481 Karen Patterson.
38 Buffalo Township 481-486 Lexie Gallagher
39 Winfield Township 487-493 Jane Lahey
40 Clearfield Township 494-499 Joan Sanders
41 Summit Township 499-505 Ron Sanders
42 Donegal Township 505-512 Jim Wise.
43 Millerstown Borough 512-530 Jim Wise
44 Fairview Township 530-534 Ron Sanders
45 Fairview Borough 535-541 Jim Wise
46 Petrolia Borough 542-551 Betty Shakeley
47 Karns City Borough 551-556 Jim Wise
48 Oakland Township 556-562 Ed Monnie
49 Concord Township 562-568 Ed Monnie
50 Clay Township 568-572 Pat Collins.
51 West Sunbury Borough 572-580 Lexie Gallagher
52 Centre Township 580-585 Lexie Gallagher
53 Franklin Township 586-589 Tina Kinser.
54 Prospect Borough 590-595 Tina Kinser.
55 Lancaster Township 595-599 Tina Kinser.
56 Muddy Creek Township 600-602 Pat Collins
57 Portersville Borough 603-608 Beverly Oels
58 Worth Township 609-614 Pat Collins
59 Brady Township 614-419 Pat Collins
60 Slippery Rock Township 619-623 Pat Collins
61 Centreville Borough 624-633 Beverly Oels
62 Mercer Township 634-636 Pat Collins
63 Harrisville Borough 636-641 Lyn Magill-Hoch
64 Marion Township 641-646 Pat Collins
65 Cherry Township 647-652 Pat Collins
66 Washington Township 652-659 Pat Collins
67 Venango Township 659-664 Pat Collins
68 Parker Township 665-669 Pat Collins
69 Allegheny Township 670-674 Pat Collins
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70-1
 Butler Borough
 674-725 Ed McClelland
70-2 (Chapter 70 Continued) 725-775 Ed McClelland
70-3 (Chapter 70 Continued) 775-831 Ed McClelland
71-1 Butler, Summit, Clearfield, Winfield, Buffalo, Jefferson, Clinton, Penn, Middlesex Twps, and Saxonburg Boro 831-870 Ed McClelland
71-2 (Chapter 71 Continued) 870-910 Ed McClelland
71-3 (Chapter 71 Continued) 910-944 Ed McClelland
72-1 Donegal, Fairview, Oakland, Concord, Clay, Centre Twps, and Millerstown, Karns City, Fairview, Petrolia, West Sunbury Boros 945-990 Jim Frison
72-2 (Chapter 72 Continued) 990-1035 Pat Collins
72-3 (Chapter 72 Continued) 1035-1083 Jim Frison
73-1 Zelienople, Harmony and Evans City Boros; Jackson, Forward, Adams, Cranberry, Connoquenessing and Lancaster Twps 1083-1130 Cindy Baughman
73-2 (Chapter 73 Continued) 1130-1175 Cindy Baughman
73-3 (Chapter 73 Continued) 1175-1203 Cindy Baughman
74-1 Slippery Rock Twp and Centreville Boro; Mercer Twp and Harrisville Boro; Worth and Brady Twps; Franklin Twp and Prospect Boro; Muddy Creek Twp and Portersville Boro 1203-1243 Judy Lockwood
74-2 (Chapter 74 Continued) 1243-1281 Pat Collins
75-1 Cherry, Washington, Marion, Venango, Parker and Allegheny Townships 1281-1304 Pat Collins
75-2 (Chapter 75 Continued) 1304-1331 Pat Collins
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