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661
McMahon, D. J .. 1336
McMichael, Dr. Josiah 334
McMichael, Hon. John
242
MeMichael, Robert John, M.D.1360 McMichael. Zenas 1230
McMillan, Dr. Jackson. 333
MeMurray, Mrs. Margaret 1317
McNally, James M. 982
McNamara, John R 858
MeQuistion, Levingston 257
McQuiston, William A 838
McSweeney, Edward 253
MacTaggart, John E. 738
Magee, William A 814
Maharg. James N 1108
Maizland, John 1378
Maltby. Albert E., A.M. 1406
Mann. Dr. Jesse E 341
Manny, Joseph 710
Marburger, George W 1190
Marburger, John 1157
Markel, Lawrence O 1168
Leedom, J. H. 853
Leedom, P. W.
1471
McCune, W. D., M.D.
1474
MeCurdy, Dr. R. L.
333
Page
NieDermitt, Arens 246
McDonald, Duncan 1345
Lerner, Henry H. 722
McDonald, William T 1198
Kelley, Thomas J. 1093
Leslie, Samuel McBride 1057
Lester, William J 648
Kelly, David P
978
Lewis, John A. 1236
Kelly, Milton H. 1481
Kelly, S: C. 821
Kennedy, C. H. 932
Kennedy, Charles L. 1085
Kennedy, Joe J.
703
Kennedy, L. Clyde.
1132
Logan, James C. 709
Kennedy, Peter H.
675
Kennedy,
William
1237
Kennedy, William J. 1174
Kennedy, Hon. Wm. M.
1210
Kepple, A. D. 1397
Lowry, John F. 863
McGuirk, Dennis P 1269
McGuirk, Thomas H. 1357
McIntire, C. E 1017
McIntyre, William 1475
McJunkin, Hon. Ebenezer 241
McJunkin, Hon. Ira 617
MeJunkin, James B. . : 258
McJunkin, Hon. J. David. 626
McJunkin, Dr. Isaiah 326
McKain, John 1212
McKain, Silas
1212
McKay, Samuel 887
McKee, James A.
607
McKee, Dr. James C
331
McKee, James F
993
McKee, James W
1325
McKee, John S., D.D.
1340
McKee, Josiah D. 802
McBride, Michael 250
McBride, Kerr H. 1164
McCafferty, William 1354
McCall, Josiah P. 611
McMahon, Daniel
1270
Krause, Philip P 1474
Krause, Robert 1068
Krause, William 853
McCandless, Humes A. 627
McCandless, James W 1274
McCandless, Jennings C. 847
McCandless, Joseph M. 1037
McCandless, Joshua J. 642
McCandless, Dr. Josiah. 338
McCandless, J. R.
1173
McCandless, O. G. 255
McCandless, Capt. William H. . 1343 McCarrier, John 1160
Lackey, William E 1276
Lambing Bros. 207
Lang, Andrew J 684
Lang, Erhart 677
Lasher, Dr. W. W 337
McClure, Robert M.
McCollough, Andrew W 249
McCollough, David 1404
MeCollough, N. C. 926
McCollough, Peter 863
McConnell, Dr. W. W 1071
McCoy, John H. 1138
McCrea, D. F. 970
Marks, Robert A. 1189
Marshall, A. A ..
619
Marshall, Henry N 255
Lemmon, Andrew 1238
Leidecker, F. W. 743
Linn, L. G .. 253
Litzinger, Lewis P. 265
Love, Sample 1039
Lowrie, Walter 138
Lowrie, Walter H. 245
Lowry, Porter W 638
Lusk, Dr. Amos 336
Lusk, Dr. Joseph S. 336
Lusk, Dr. Loring 336
Lusk, William H. 795
Luton, W. W .. 1197
Lynn, Dr. George 325
Lyon, Edwin 249
Lynn, Dr. H. C. .
326
Lyon, Thomas H. 250
Lytle, W. F 1177
McAdoo, Dr. Geo. K. 328
McAlpin, Dr. Jasmine. 341
McBride, Dr. C. F. 329
McBride, Col. Francis. 244
McBride, Isaiah L 707
Koch, John G .. 844
Kohler, Frank X. 261
Korona, Manuel A 1426
Kramer, Michael 786
Kribbs, Rev. John A 1207
Kriess, Henry 1354
Krut, Anton 696
Kutsch, Albert 1300
Kutsch, Joseph 754
ยท Kyle, D. J. .
253
Kyle, Robert W. 1156
Lauffer, Z. P. 1049
Laughner, Samuel N. 767
Lawrence, Peter K 1477
Leake, Dr. E. N. 341
Lechner, John 1037
Leech, Lott I. 1144
McChristy, Dr. C. A. 338
McClafferty, James S. . 881
MeClelland, Charles S., M.D .. 1119
1183
McCandless, Hon. Charles. 241
McCandless, Dr. Geo. A. 337
Lloyd, Col. David D. 1083
Lloyd, R. Russell. 963
Logan, David Henry 1403
Lowry, Col. Alexander 944
Logue, Patrick 843
Page
Lensner, H. W .. 1089
Kelly, Dr. Albert A. 334
18
INDEX.
Page
Page
Pierce, Thomas M. 698
Murrin, John F.
861
Pistorius, Jacob
825
Marshall, Kennedy 253
Murrin, Joseph T 1252
Pistorius, Peter 718
Martin, Mrs. Nancy A. 1225
Martin, Hon. J. Norman 242
Mutual Coal Mining Co 1204
Polm, Charles O.
784
Poole, R. A .. 1016
Powel, Dr. Anna H. 342
Martsolf, Henry
656
Martsolf, Lewis
1223
Negley, Edgar H. 265
Negley, John H. 247
Powell, William V.
622
Pringle, William
1045
Prugh, Rev. Peter C 1319
Purucker, John E. 827
Purviance, Frank S. 254
Purviance, Col. John 243
Meakin, John A 1374
Neyman, Dr. A. M. 326
Purviance, Lewis K ...
249
Meeder, Albert H. 884
Neyman, Markle J. 1226
Purviance,
Gen. John N. 245
Meeder, Edwin
924
Nicholas, O. H. 875
Purviance, Parker C.
263
Meek, James
749
Nicklas, Mrs. Mary W. 822
Purviance, Hon. Samuel A.
244
Meldren, Jacob L. 209
Nixon, Simeon 819
Purviance, William A.
831
Purvis, Dr. Gracy F. 343
Purvis, Joseph L. 641
Oakes, Scott
723
Oesterling, Edward L.
1050
Oesterling, Eli
1097
Oesterling, Fred L.
709
Milford, John J. 759
Oesterling, John
904
Miller, Andrew 0 1460
Oesterling, Leonard, Jr.
915
Miller, C. E. 625
Oesterling,
Leonard, Sr 915
Miller, Charles R. 1032
Oesterling, Lewis B 911
957
Rader, Lewis 1044
Rader, William H. 1477
Ralston, Everett L .. 925
Ralston, Dr. James H. 918
Miller, G. Wilson 1071
Orr, John 742
Ralston, William A 255
Miller, John F 1208
Orr, Joseph H .... 741
Ramsey, Baxter R. . 1334
Miller, John P.
925
Orton, George W. P 1358
Ramsey, William H. 1203
Miller, Peter
1480
Orton, William H. 650 Randall, James N. 1326
Miller, William H.
1333
Ostrander, Loree L. 1460
Randolph, Dr. W. J. 327
Milliron, George ..
957
Owens, Dr. James 333
Rape, William
1010
Milliron, James A. 1459
Ray, Perry F. 1417
Mitchell, Alexander 258
Painter, Howard I 263
Painter, J. M.
262
Reiber, A. E.
996
Mitchell, Hon. John H. 247
Palmer, Dr. Orrin D. 336
Reiber, Ferdinand 261
Mitchell, Joseph 250
Park, Albert A 938
Reiber, George 724
Reihing, William H 1124
1410
Montag, Henry Ernest.
1406
Patterson, Dr. A. M.
771
Renick, Adam H.
803
Montag, J. E ..
1131
Patterson, Dr. Ella A. H. 341
Renick, Jacob G.
875
Moore, James N. 259
Patterson, Prof. Gaylord H .. 777
Renno, E. J.
833
Moore, Dr. J. W. F 330
Patterson, John W 755
Patterson, Dr. R. L. . 334
716
Riddle, W. H. H.
807
Morgan, Edward 1109
Pearsol, Samuel H.
250
Morgan, Samuel
644
Pearson, Dr. Benjamin.
338
Rieger, Charles 894
Rimp, Charles 1168
Morrison, W. J.
801
Peffer, Fred
868
Ritner, Henry A 613
Morrow, Dr. Clara E. 342
Penfield, R. S ..
682
Roach, Thomas V 1420
Morrow, David R. 996
Peoples, James A 1243
Robb, Albert W .. 1429
Moser, J. G. . 1363
Peoples, John F 1243
Roberts, Hon. Samuel. 240
Moyer, Abram W 867
Pfabe, Henry 1469
Robinson, Eli D .. 606
Muntz, John N. 786
Phillips, Thomas W 219
Robinson, George E. 263
Murphy, Frank H. 263
Pickard, William H 1380
Robinson, Hon. Thomas 622
Murrin, A. P. 1379
Pierce Brothers 698
Rockenstein, A. F.
822
Murrin, Hugh 1379 Pierce, James R 698 Roessing, W. P. 828
Purvis, Samuel G. . 1111
Purvis, William B. 263
Quirk, Michael 844
Quinn, Harry M. 832
Rader, B. . 673
Miller, Ellsworth 1211
Miller, Eugene G. 253
O'Hara, James 1305
Miller, Fred E. 1149
Ohl, Charles Adam 1417
Miller, Dr. Gotleib 326
1447
Northime, L.
1057
Merkley, E. N., D. O.
342
Merkley, W. A., D. O. 342
Purvis, Samuel G. 884
Metz, Andrew ] 1328
Metz, Dr. A. H.
337
Michael, William I. 1130
255
Maxwell, R. L. 253
Neubert, Emil F 1190
Maxwell, Dr. Thomas M. 332
Neubert, Oliver 1172
Mays, Peter I .. 1400
Neu, Peter 930
Powel, Dr. R. B. . .
342
Powell, John Wesley 1425
Mates, James B 259
Maurhoff, Alfred 1002
Negley, William C. 1275
Maxwell, Leslie
Nelson, Alfred R. 1057
Pollock, B. L .. 256
Martin, William H. 263
Myers, Charles M.
737
Martin, William T 1207
Myers, Henry J. 1450
Marshall, James T 1008
Page
Murrin, John 1031
Marshall, John D. 260
Mitchell, Louis Z 245
Parker, C. H .. 1074
Monks, Martin 1012
Passavant, Charles S., Jr. 678
Reith, Joseph
Richards, A. C .. 867
Moore, John L. . 889
Richardson, Dr. N. M. 338
Moore, Lorenzo G. 888
Patterson, Walter S., M. D.
Rieger, Andrew 883
Morrison, James H. 1124
Peffer, Alfred Z. 1303
Reiber, Aaron E. 261
Mitchell, Erman B. 253
Oliver, Henderson 1397
Oesterling, William
Menken, Henry
Murrin,
William Z.
1031
19
INDEX.
Page
Rosebaugh, Andrew C. 690
Roth, John M ..
253
Sipe, W. I. 909
Stoughton, Solomon R. 1001
Stracke, Louis F. 827
Strohecker, Charles J. D. 712
Struthers, James F 890
Strutt, John G. . 833
Sullivan, Charles A. 250
Rumberger, Dr. C. C. 335
Sloan, David J.
1224
Rumberger, William F 1251
Sloan, Edward C.
1049
Sullivan, Col. John M. 246
Sullivan, John Q 249
Sullivan, Moses. 250
Sutherland, Dr. J. H. 335
Sutton, D. Harper 1155
Sutton, James M. 998
Sager, William J. 1251
Smith, Dan.
202
Sankey, Lewis C. 807
Smith, John W 1157
Sarver, A. H.
974
Smith, George W
244
Satterfield, John A. 210
Smith, Leonard.
1373
Sauter, Martin.
1428
Sauter, Theodore
1428
Say, John C.
981
Schaefer, Eugene 1021
Schaffner, John
1267
Schaffner, Samuel, Sr.
744
Schenck, Elmer W
609
Snyder, Ernest U., M. D. 1257
Schenck, Theodore L.
729
Schilling, Alexander
1084
Schilling, Herman
977
Schlagel, Samuel
653
Schlegel,
723
Spear, William L.
1043
Schmidt, Dr. F.
337
Speer, Dr. Matthew W 337
Thomas, Dr. George D. 333
Thomas, Owen J. 638
Thompson, Andrew R. 1123
Schoenfeld, Charles 692
Sproul, Hugh.
1313
Thompson, David M. 1225
Schoentag, Charles F. 1334
Squire, Dr. E.
335
Thompson, E. C., M. D. 1399
Schultz, Stephen F 1089
Stackpole, R. L., M. D
1451
Schwalm, Henry 1073
Staff, William.
1352
Schwalm, William 1073
Stalker, Henry B. 1195
Thompson, Hon. James 246
253
Scott, Dr. George H 332
Staples, John. 940
Stearns, Ernest L. 1229
1343
Thompson, Hon. Nelson H. 1480
Thompson, Oliver D. 259
Thompson, Solomon R. 1336
Thompson, William C 262
Thompson, William G. 246
Thrower, John E 1465
'Timblin, William. 245
253
Shaffer, William H.
.1353
Stein, Louis.
967
Titley, Robert S
1110
Shakely, Elias
1139
Stein, William A.
1389
Totten, Frank.
1427
Shannon, John F.
1112
Shannon, Matthew W., Jr
1082
Stevenson, John. .
1035
Trautman, Louis P
853
Shanor, John J.
655 Stewart, Frew H.
919
Trimble, Robert.
1165
Shepard, William 1052
Stewart, Furman.
1437
Trimble, Samuel C.
1148
Sheridan, John J 953
Stewart, George C.
256
Troutman, Adam ..
1186
Sherman, Casper 1066
Stewart, Robert W
1064
Troutman, Albert C.
1026
Sherwin, Samuel 1412
Stewart, Thomas T 1446
1419
Troutman, Henry N.
981
Troutman, J. Henry
650
Showalter, Hon. Jos. B., M. D. 331
Stokey, Henry W. 637
Troutman, W. J.
934
Shryock, Dr. Louisa M. 341
Stoops, Stephen.
792
Turner, Harry T
808
Shufflin, T. J 839
Stoops, William C 997
Turner, Dr. John F. 329
Shull, J. P. 834
Storey, William. 1392
Turner, Samuel E. 1120
Sibert, Bernard B 1292
Stoughton, Lester G 750
Stoughton, Oliver W. 1270
Roth, Lewis M., D. D. S.
945
Sitler, Alpheus 1448
Ruch, Reuben F.
1438
Slagle, John A. 1242
Rudert, Paul 1149
Slater, Mary A. 1116
Ruff, Albert 1108
Slater, William. 816
Rumbaugh, Jacob B. 1125
Sloan, Berton Eugene. 1391
Sullivan, Hon. Charles C. 609
Runkle, James G. 856
Sloan, Foster.
1384
Sloan, Harvey A.
1433
Russel, S. Nelson. 1144
Smith, Albert. . 1395
Smith, Albert W 1204
Smith, Charles A 695
Sutton, Dr. John C. 342
Sutton, John H. 952
Swain, William A. 690
Sweeney, Timothy 1234
Sweesy, Alpheus.
773
Taggart, Charles. 790
Taggart, Samuel N 1484
Taylor, Alexander 864
Taylor, Elias K 1254
Schenck, George.
736
Snyder, Harvey. 250
Taylor, R. B. 215
Tebay, James Hall. 1217
Tebay, John H .. 1332
Templeton, Samuel H. 1390
Terwilliger, Egbert A. 789
Thieleman, Christian H. 1016
Schnur, George W 887
Spithaler, Martin. 1179
Schoeffel, Andrew 1312
Spohn, Philip J 899
Thompson, Gill M. 1414
Thompson, Harvey D. 732
Scott, Albert T. 260
Standard Coal Mining Co 1203
Thompson, John H.
1470 Thompson, Hon. Col. John M. . 1072 Thompson, Joseph C.
Scott, John Calvin 1396
606
Scott, Robert P ..
257
Steele, Asa C .. 702
Scott, Winfield S.
933
Steele, Hugh G. 683
Searing, George 1067
Seaton, Amos . 1339
1233
Seaton, William G.
1241
Stein, Dr. Charles
326
Sell, John G .. 1470
Stein, John
959
Timmony, Joseph T
Stepp, Lawrence H., M. D.
1147
Trautman, John.
760
Troutman, George A
662
Shiever, Joseph F 1180
Shira, C. C .. 1086
Stokey, Charles. 619
Steen, James H. 791
Steighner, Barney 870
Steigher, Christian
888
Seaton, Elias
Snyder, John Harvey 1420
Snyder, Samuel B. 254
Spang, George 1167
Spargo, John S.
1473
Smith, Thomas V 1021
Smith, William. 207
Smith, William, D. 342
Snaman, Harry B 635
Snell, William J. 1003
Snow, N. S. . 803
Page
Page
Siebert, William 1142
Russell, Huston 1094
Scott, Dr. John M.
Steel, Mrs. Eva M
Stickle, William P.
Twaddle, John C.
1201
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INDEX.
Page
Page
Welsh, William J. 1116
Winters, W. D. 784
Vanderlin, Joseph C.
258
Werner, Augustus F 1031
Wise, Henry M.
909
Vandyke, Eli ..
1465
Wetzel, Andrew Fred. 1343
Wise, Israel M.
711
Van Dyke, Jackson Mc. 1372
Vogeley, Theodore.
1268
White, Lawrence M. 1483
Wise, Levi M.
264
Whitener, Valentine. 1258
Wise, William
1191
Wade, Robert M.
1210
Wagner, Henry.
744
Wahl, Henry
1098
Whitmire, Thomas I.
730
Womer, John E. 1367
796
Waldron, Hon. William S. 1099
Wick, Eugene E.
1045
Walker, Clarence. 261
Wick, Leonard F
1216
Wuller, Daniel.
216
Walker, Lewis P 907
Wick, Lewis C.
1405
Wick, W. S.
1011
Walker, Samuel.
264
Widger, James C.
1430
Youkers, Albert W 667
Walker, Capt. Samuel.
673
Wiegand, Edward E
816
Young, Breaden.
1129
Walker, Samuel R.
716
Wigton, John H
1359
Walker, William G.
710
Wallet, Henry D.
1457
Wiley, James.
721
Young, Elmer E. 260
Walter, Charles E.
741
Wilhelm, Rev. Jacob.
952
Walter, George
741
Wilkewitz, Godfrey
1476
Walters, Charles T. 1377
Williams, Andrew G.
258
Wasson, E. L., M. D. 1366
Williams, Charles C. 779
Youkins, John
621
Wasson, John H. 1410
Williams, John C. 810
Watson & Williams. 779
Williams, Dr. Olin A 341
Watson, Edwin A. 1184
Wilson, Alexander 765
Zehner, Frederick. 893
Watson, William.
968
Webber, W. C ..
1449
Wilson, James S 756
Zeigler, Ira S 948
Weigand, Charles
1466
Wilson, John H. 946
Ziegler, A. C. . 1030
Weigand, George 1466
Wilson, John Milton. 1357
Ziegler, Alfred H., M. D. 701
Weisz, Isaac M. 649
Wilson, Thomas 1372
Ziegler, Capt. Jacob. 371
Welsh, Dr. George
337
Winter, Edward. 735
Ziegler, W. G. .
704
Welsh, Henry C
1265
Winters, Frederick J 1112
Zimmerman, Dr. George M.
326
655
Whitmire, Robert J.
783
Wohlgemuth, Louis
1035
Wahl, William. 1441
Wick, C. Foster 1235
Worrall, George.
Wuller, Charles B 682
Walker, Nathaniel. 772
Walker, Samuel .. 668
wier, Samuel R. .
1472-
Young, Aaron S. 1253
Young, Charles.
1075
Wiles, John C.
837
Young, Dallas M. 783
Young, Col. Sam. 373
Young, William J. 641
Youkins, Daniel. 749
Zehner, Edwin. 1294
Watson, Roy A. 779
Wilson, George N.
1352
'Zeigler, Alfred. 1215
Wilson, Dr. Harry M. 856
Zeigler, Gottlieb M. 815
White, George R .. 261
Wise, James
1025
Whitmire, John. 729
Witte, Frederick W
Yost, Andrew 684
Vance, James B. . 1043
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INDEX OF UTEWS.
Alameda Park, Butler 429
Barnhart Mill, Chicora. 307
Beam Hotel, Zelienople. 339
Orphans' Home, Zelienople. 307
Present Butler County Court House. 251
Public School, Bruin .. 511
Public School, Evans City 537
Public School, Renfrew 511
Public School, Zelienople. 307
Rapp's Seat, Harmony.
59
RESIDENCES-
E. E. Abrams, Butler. 349
William Arnold, Bruin. 1194
S. L. Braham, Harrisville. 1062
Jacob Dambaugh, Zelienople 1027
Butler County Court House of 1877.
233
Lewis A. Herold, Center Township. 1080
J. C. Kelley, Butler Township. 349
William B. McGeary, Butler 349
James W. McKee, Butler. 1323
The Reiber Home, Butler 349
W. H. H. Riddle, Butler 567
Charles Rimp, Summit Township. 1169
W. F. Rumberger, Butler.
1249
Residence and Greenhouses of Geo. W. Schnur, Summit Township 886
Philip J. Spohn, Summit Township 898
John Stevenson, Parker Township 1034
Sullivan Residence, Butler. . 349
Henry C. Welsh, Penn Township 1263
Second Presbyterian Church, Butler. 389
Shooting of Cowden Bros.' No. 2 Well, Fennelton. 193
State Normal School, Slippery Rock. .. 511 St. John's Lutheran Home and Orphanage, Mars. 155
St. John's Reformed Church on Eberhart Farm, But- ler Township 29
St. Patrick's Church, Sugar Creek, Donegal Town- ship 339
St. Peter's Catholic Church, Butler. 461
St. Paul's Catholic Church, Butler. 461
St. Paul's Orphan Home. 155
St. Paul's Parochial School, Butler 389
Stone House, Brady Township. 59
Store of Charles R. Borland, Harrisville. 339
The Walter and Graham Mill. 283
United Presbyterian Church, Butler 389
United Presbyterian Church, Eau Claire 115
United Presbyterian Church, Fairview. 29
View of Evans City. 307
Waldorf Hotel and Barn, Evans City
115
Muddy Creek Falls. . 59
New High School, Butler 389
North Washington Academy. 537
Old Graveyard at Harmony 29
Old People's Home, Zelienople. 155
Old Witherspoon Institute. 511
Bird's-eye View of Butler-Looking East from But- ler County National Bank. . 429
Bird's-eye View of Butler-Looking West from Butler County National Bank. 429
Boydstown Reservoir of the Butler Water Co., Butler 233 Dr. Boyle's Eye and Ear Hospital, Butler. 567
B. P. O. E. Building, Butler 537
Broad Street School, Butler. 389
Building Used for High School, Renfrew 537
Butler County Court House, Built in 1807 251
Butler County Court House of 1853.
233
Butler Engine and Foundry Company, Butler.
775
Butler General Hospital, Butler.
339
Butler Roller Mills 283
C. H. Barnhart's House and Shop, Butler.
339
Commercial Hotel, Butler 1362
Concordia Home, Marwood 339
County Infirmary 155
Country Club House, Butler. 233
Eau Claire Academy. 537
English Lutheran Church, Butler.
461
Episcopal Church, Butler. 461
First Brick School Building, Butler 389
First Presbyterian Church, Butler. 461
First School House-Built in 1808. 115
First Steel Jacket Kiln. .. 193
German Lutheran Church, Butler. 461
German Lutheran Church, Zelienople
537
Goehring & Richards Building, Butler
567
Grammar and High School, Mars 511
Harmony U. P. Church 29
Home of Alexander Hunter in Ireland. 115
Hotel Nixon, Butler 251
I. O. O. F. Building, Butler. 233
Knights of Pythias Home, Harmony. 59
Log Cabin, Built by Manassas Dugan. 59
Lowry House, Butler 115
McBride Well 193
McCollough Barnard & Co.'s No. 1 Well and the Harry N. Hoffman Well. 193
M. E. Church and Parsonage, Connoquenessing. 307
Mechling Hotel 59
M. E. Church, Butler 251 29
Monastery at Herman Station.
West Sunbury Academy . .. 511
White Oak Springs U. P. Church, Connoquenessing Township 29
Y. M. C. A. Building, Butler 251
Butler County Jail, Butler.
233
James a. Mettre
history of Butler County.
CHAPTER I
TOPOGRAPHICAL FEATURES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS
Advance of Civilization Along the Waterways-The County Created, Named, and Sur- veyed -- Organization of Counties-Topography-the Soil, Valley and High Land- Elevations Above Tide Water-Thomas Collins' Salt Well-Webster Wilson's Well-John Negley Well-Eccentricities of the Oil Fields-Coal Fields-Other Mineral Deposits-Lead Mines-Forests-Archeology-Epidemics, Floods, and Storms.
The history of the territory of which Butler County forms a part presents a variety of startling incidents, although none of the historic events of the hundred years preceding the advent of the white settlers happened within the present lim- its of the county. At various times the territory has been successively under the sovereignty of Great Britain, France, Great Britain again, Virginia, the United States, and lastly Pennsylvania.
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ADVANCE OF CIVILIZATION ALONG THE WATER- WAYS.
A glance at the map of western Penn- sylvania will suggest to the thoughtful reader the fact, and the reasons for the fact, that Butler County was not the thea- ter of any of those great actions which shaped the destiny of the Great West and the entire National domain. The chief vil- lages and strongholds of the aboriginal in-
habitants were along or near the great waterways, and when the European ex- plorers came into the country in the be- ginning of the eighteenth century, they fol- lowed these natural highways. It thus resulted in this region as well as all others settled before the era of railroads, that the early homes and operations of the white men were along the navigable streams. The Allegheny River on the east, the Beaver on the west, and the Ohio on the south enclose Butler County in an ir- regular oval, in the interior of which are only small streams tributary to the larger rivers, and not navigable for the small boats of pioneer commerce.
Hence, during the periods of the French occupation, the long contest of the English for dominion, and during the Revolution, when events of far-reaching effect were oc- curring along the valleys of the Allegheny, and Ohio, and later when the pioneers
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pushed into the valley of the Beaver, the territory lying between the streams was an unbroken wilderness. During this time it was the wild retreat of the Indians who fell upon the outposts of civilization, and was probably the home of a few white men who had adopted the life of the savages and were living among them.
When William Penn came to America in 1682 to establish a form of government for his new possessions, the territory was divided into three counties, namely : Bucks, Philadelphia and Chester. The latter in- cluded the present limits of Delaware County and all of the territory southwest of the Schuylkill River to the extreme lim- its of the province. The limits of the other counties were defined in a similar manner as to the west and northern boundaries. As the pioneers pushed their way into the forests to the westward and northward, new counties were erected from time to time to accommodate the needs of the peo- ple.
In the line of descent, Butler County is the daughter of Chester County, as will be seen by reference to the table of the or- ganization of counties. The first county to be taken from the territory of Chester County on the west was Lancaster, which was erected under the authority of an act of the provincial legislature in May, 1729. The western limits of Lancaster County were defined as the extreme limits of the province. As civilization advanced west- ward, other new counties were erected from time to time in the order named: Cumberland, Bedford, Westmoreland, Al- legheny, and Butler.
After the purchase of the Indian land in 1784, the territory west and north of the Allegheny and Ohio Rivers was at- tached to Westmoreland County. In 1787 Allegheny County was created on the west of Westmoreland, and the northern limits of the county extended to the northern boundary of the state, including what is now Erie County, and all of the territory
west of the Allegheny River and north of the Ohio. This territory included all of the present limits of Butler, Lawrence, Mercer, Crawford and Erie Counties, and parts of Armstrong, Beaver, Venango, and Warren Counties.
THE COUNTY CREATED, NAMED AND SURVEYED.
The act of the legislature creating But- ler County was passed March 12, 1800. The county is named in honor of General Richard Butler, who was killed at St. Clair's defeat, a biographical sketch of whom appears in another chapter. It is bounded by Venango on the north, by Armstrong on the east, by Allegheny on the south, and by Beaver, Lawrence and Mercer Counties on the west. Its geo- graphical center is in latitude 40 degrees 45 minutes north, and longitude, 2 degrees, 47 minutes and 30 seconds west of Wash- ington, D. C. Its area is 814 miles or 529,960 acres, divided into thirty-three townships, and these are subdivided into seventy-one election precincts. The popu- lation of the county in 1908 (estimated) is about 79,000.
The year following the act creating the new county, commissioners were appointed to run the county lines. The persons ap- pointed for this purpose were Samuel Rip- pey, Henry Evans, and John McBride, surveyors, and Beatty Quinn, as axeman. After this commission had made their re- port, the legislature appointed another committee to locate the county seat. They were Isaac Weaver, John Hamilton, Thos. Martin, James Brady, and Presley Carr Lane. The place selected by them is the present site of the borough of Butler, and is within four miles of the center of the county, as the act provided. The present limits of the county as determined by the surveys of 1854 are as follows: Beginning at the mouth of Buffalo Creek at Free- port; thence westward twenty-three miles to a corner on the west side of Alexander's district adjoining Beaver County; thence
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along said line and Beaver County north- ward twenty-three miles to a corner where the streams of Muddy Creek and Slippery Rock unite; thence along the Mercer Coun- ty line north fifteen degrees east, fifteen miles to a corner near Harrisville; thence eastward fifteen miles to a corner near the Allegheny River near Emlenton; thence southward about thirty miles along the Armstrong County line to the place of be- ginning.
The first settlers of the county who came into the territory previous to 1800 were Scotch-Irish and Pennsylvania Germans who came from the eastern part of the state. Many of the men had been soldiers in the War of the Revolution and had pur- chased tracts of land in the donation and depreciation district upon which they made settlements. These were followed by a large number of Irish emigrants who came in from 1800 to 1820, and these were followed by the Germans, who came in 1838.
TOPOGRAPHY.
The chief and central figure in the to- pography of Butler County is the great dividing ridge between the waters of the Allegheny on the east and the tributaries of the Beaver on the west. This crest of the great water sheds sweeps through the eastern part of the county in a general direction nearly north and south. It en- ters the county in Middlesex Township, runs northeast through Clinton and Jef- ferson Townships to Dilks' Station on the Butler branch railroad, and thence north- ward in almost a straight line to Middle- town in Concord Township. From the lat- ter point it extends northward to North Washington and the village Annisville and rounding in a semi-circle the head- waters of Slippery Rock creek passes close to Eau Claire, and thence northward to the county line, along which it runs in a west- erly direction, when it again sweeps to the north and runs off along a line between
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