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In the 250 years of American history, some decades were more consequential than others. And few have been more important to the shape of the nation than the 1780s. The n...

Pittsburgh was founded in 1758 by Scottish Gen. John Forbes when he took control over the area from the French. It is named in honor of the British statesman William Pitt...

While the exact date of his birth remains a point of debate, John Abeel III was born to a Seneca woman and a Dutch trader, trapper, farmer and scout in Canawaugus on the ...

After the end of the Revolutionary War, Pennsylvania lawmakers found themselves in a bind: no money to pay the veterans of the conflict and vast tracts of land it had acq...

The Butler County Commissioners are unveiling a trail marker commemorating Gen. Marquis de Lafayette’s contributions in the American Revolution and his visit to the count...

Buffalo Township was one of the four original townships when Butler County was formed in 1800, along with Slippery Rock, Connoquenessing, and Middlesex. The land that com...

Whiskey Rebellion Education and Visitor Center Address: 184 S. Main St., Washington Pa. Phone: 724-222-3604 Open: 10 to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday...

John Barry, the future “Father of the American Navy” was born on March 25, 1745, in Tacumshane, County Wexford, Kingdom of Ireland. Most sources report his parents as Jam...

America in 1790 wasn’t just a young nation — it was very much in its infancy. President George Washington had been inaugurated just the year before, the first executive t...

The first days of the newly formed United States were fraught ones. In 1789, following the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, a new form of government came into exist...