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Like so many stories about safety advancements, this one starts with tragedy and death.
Just before 7:30 a.m. March 26, 1912, there were 91 men in the Jed Coal and Coke C...
April 09, 2024
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John Augustus Roebling was educated in engineering and even worked for the Prussian government for several years.
But when he settled in America in 1831, he was not plan...
April 09, 2024
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Brady Township is rich in colonial history complete with dark deeds and minor mysteries.
According to “Along The Moraine’s Edge: A History of Brady Township 1776-1976” by...
April 09, 2024
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The public universities that comprise Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education have a rich and varied history.
Although the state system was created by statute in...
March 12, 2024
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Education is a foundation of a democratic society, and the 1895 History of Butler County makes clear that our first citizens believed this wholeheartedly.
“As early as 1...
March 12, 2024
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Back in its heyday, broadcast television was criticized for appealing only to the lowest common denominator. In their drive to attract the highest share of the national t...
March 12, 2024
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Teaching can be like planting a tree — teachers know what they do is important, but also know they might never see the end result of their work.
Some are lucky enough to ...
March 12, 2024
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Venango Township along the northern border of Butler County once loomed much larger in the county’s history.
It was once twice as big as its present 21 square miles and i...
March 12, 2024
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In the midst of an oft-forgotten 1880 presidential election between Ohio Congressman James Garfield and Civil War General Winfield Scott Hancock, the press touted the int...
February 13, 2024
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It's an iconic scene in many World War II movies and TV shows: A group of G.I.s on the march encounter a group of children and offer them chocolate.
It's meant to show th...
February 13, 2024
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The story of life in Middlesex Township began in 1793 when several men, including Revolutionary War veteran Thomas Martin, claimed land and settled in a piece of Pennsylv...
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Butler has had many famous visitors during its 200 plus years of existence, beginning with the Marquis de Lafayette and Tom Thumb in the 19th century to Buffalo Bill Cody...
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Scientist, author born and raised in Springdale, Allegheny County
Scientist, author born and raised in Springdale, Allegheny County
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A tiny borough that’s technically separate from the borough of Mars and Adams Township, Valencia has a history all its own.
Formerly known as Brookside, then Sunnyside, t...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
Address: 4079 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, N.Y.
Phone: 800-337-8474
Open: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
...
February 13, 2024
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County veterans fondly remember events
County veterans fondly remember events
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DeBence Antique Music World
Address: 1261 Liberty St., Franklin, Pa.
Phone: 814-432-8350
Open: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m Tuesday through Saturday and 12:30 to 4 ...
January 09, 2024
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Philly seminary key to King’s philosophy
Philly seminary key to King’s philosophy
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PLAINS, Ga. — The Washington chattering class, often unsure what to make of outsiders, dubbed Rosalynn Carter the "Steel Magnolia" when she arrived as first lady.
A devou...
December 12, 2023
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Christopher Gist is one of those early American characters whose life sounds like a tall tale at first.
American history is filled with characters like that, including on...
December 12, 2023
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A lot of people know Santa Claus sometimes goes by St. Nick, and many know that St. Nicholas was, in fact, a historic figure.
But far fewer know how an early Christian sa...
December 12, 2023
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Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River from Bucks County, Pa., to New Jersey on Christmas night 1776 ignited a series of military actions culminating in the Battle o...
December 12, 2023
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Nestled in the rolling hills of southern Butler County, Robert C. Brown described Jackson Township simply in his 1895 “History of Butler County.”
“The people of the towns...
December 12, 2023
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The National Christmas Center
Address: 1 Hollinger Lane, Elizabethtown, Pa.; shuttle services at 48 Industrial Road, Elizabethtown
Phone: 717-902-9791
O...
December 12, 2023
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Balloon maker created holiday spectacle on Butler’s Main Street
Balloon maker created holiday spectacle on Butler’s Main Street
December 12, 2023
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Jewish families from Eastern Europe and Russia have been among the immigrants to call Butler home, with roots in the city for nearly 200 years.
In fact, Jewish settlers l...
November 14, 2023
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The battle that made the U.S. Brig Niagara’s reputation also gave the world one of the most famous lines ever to summarize a battle.
“We have met the enemy and they are o...
November 14, 2023
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Prior to 1800, the area that would become Zelienople was a dense, old-growth forest without roads or significant settlement.
Indian villages and trails traversed the area...
November 14, 2023
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“If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide.” — Abraham Lincoln
B...
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Erie Maritime Museum and The U.S. Brig Niagra
Address: 150 E. Front St. Suite 100, Erie
Phone: 814-452-2744
Open: Oct. 1 to March 30: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m....
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